Multilingual dictionary of abbreviations

Abbreviations in Germanic languages

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Code

Meaning

Language

Themes and places

WFC

World Foundry Congress

In English

WFC

Wormerveerse Football Club

In Dutch

WFD

Water Framework Directive

In English

WFE

World Federation of Exchanges (www.world-exchanges.org)

In English

WFE

Wings For Earth (www.wingsforearth.org)

In English

WFF

Wallops Flight Facility

In English

WFH

World Federation of Hemophilia (https://wfh.org/)

In English

WFIA

West-Holland Foreign Investment Agency

In English

WFM

World Federalist Movement

In English

WFMC

Workflow Management Coalition

In English

WFMP

Work Force Motivation Plan

In English

WFMTUG

World Federation of MAP/TOP User Groups

In English

WFNA

White Fuming Nitric Acid

In English

WFOL

WonderWeb Foundational Ontologies Library

In English

WFP
World Food Programme

WFP is equivalent to PMA (Programa Mundial d'Alimentos) in Asturian, PAM (Programme Alimentaire Mondial) in French, WFP (세계 식량 계획) in Korean, WFP (მსოფლიო სასურსათო საბჭო) in Georgian, WFP (国際連合世界食糧計画) in Japanese, PAM (Programma Alimentare Mondiale) in Italian, and PMA (Programa Mundial de Alimentos) in Spanish.

In English

WFPC

Wide Field Planetary Camera

In English

WFQ

Weighted Fair Queueing

In English

WFQ

Weighted Fair Queuing

In English

WFS

Wavefield Synthesis

In English

WFSBP

World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry

In English

WFSC

Weighted Finite-State Compiler

In English

WFTD

Women's Flying Training Detachment

In English

WG
Working Group

The abbreviation WG (Working Group) is included in abbreviations such as FAWG (Flight Assignment Working Group), GOWG (Ground Operations Working Group), SWG-CA (Special Working Group on Conformity Assessment), SWG-RA (Special Working Group on Registration Authorities), GIWG (Ground Interface Working Group), HSMWG (Hungarian Sexual Medicine Working Group), FWG (Facility Working Group), FSIWG (Flight System Interface Working Group), FPWG (FSD Planning Working Group), FOWG (Flight Operations Working Group), FIIWG (Facility Integration and Installation Working Group), FEWG (Flight Evaluation Working Group), DAWG (Data Access Working Group), EPWG (Experiment Planning Working Group), EPWG (Environmental Projects Working Group), WHATWG (Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group), SWG (Special Working Group), JWG (Joint Working Group), CWG (Communications Working Group), CWG (Commonality Working Group), CIWG (Cargo Integration Working Group), CAWG (Customer Accommodation Working Group), AWG (Activation Working Group) and ALSSSWG (ALS System Security Working Group).

In English

WG

Water-Glycol

In English

    WG

    Waveguide

    In English

      WGAI

      Working Group Agenda Item

      In English

      WGM

      Working Group Meeting

      In English

      WGO
      Wêreldgesondheidsorganisasie

      WGO is equivalent to MOS (Monda Organiz(aĵ)o pri Sano) in Esperanto, WHO (World Health Organization) in English, OMS (Organisation Mondiale de la Santé) in French, OMS (Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità) in Italian, OMS (Organización Mundial de la Salú) in Asturian, СЗО (Световната здравна огранизация) in Bulgarian, SZO (Světová zdravotnická organizace) in Czech, OMS (Organització Mundial de la Salut) in Catalan, OMS (Organización Mundial de la Salud) in Spanish, MTO (Maailma Terviseorganisatsioon) in Estonian, MOE (Munduko Osasun Erakundea) in Basque, OMS (Organisacion mondiâla de la sandât) in Franco-Provençal, OMS (Organización Mundial da Saúde) in Galician, SZO (Svjetska zdravstvena organizacija) in Croatian, RTD (Rêxistina Tendurustiyê ya Dinyayê) in Kurdish, UMS (Urganizazziun mundiala da la Santaa) in Lombard, PSO (Pasaulio sveikatos organizacija) in Lithuanian, PVO (Pasaules veselības organizācija) in Latvian, and ÜST (Ümumdünya Səhiyyə Təşkilatı) in Turkish.

      In Afrikaans

      WGS

      Whole Genome Shotgun

      In English

      WGSU

      Water-Glycol Service Unit

      In English

      WGW

      Wit Geel Wit

      In Dutch

      WHA

      Western History Association

      In English

      WHA

      World History Association

      In English

      WHATWG
      Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (https://whatwg.org/)

      The abbreviation WHATWG (Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group) includes the abbreviation WG (Working Group).

      In English

      WHC

      Wezep Hattemerbroek Combinatie

      In Dutch

      WHCZ

      Wilhelmina Hercules Combinatie Zutphen

      In Dutch

      WHETS

      Whetstone Benchmarking

      In English

        WHI

        Women's Health Initiative (www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/)

        In English

        WHO
        World Health Organization

        WHO is equivalent to WGO, MOS, OMS, СЗО, SZO, MTO, MOE, RTD, UMS, PSO, PVO and ÜST (see above).

        In English

        WHOI

        Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (www.whoi.edu)

        In English

        WHS

        Wij Houden Stand

        In Dutch

        WHV

        Wij Houden Vol

        In Dutch

        WI

        (Die) Welt des Islams

        In German

        WIBR

        Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research

        In English

        WIC

        Warning Information Correlation

        In English

          WICO

          Willibrordus Ignatius Combinatie

          In Dutch

          WICOMO

          Wang Institute Cost Model

          In English

          WIEU

          Women's International Electronic University

          In English

          WIF

          Water Immersion Facility

          In English

          WIFO

          Wirtschaftsforschungsinstitut (www.wifo.ac.at)

          In German

          WIGW

          Weduwen, Invaliden, Gepensioneerden en Wezen

          In Dutch

          WIIW

          Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche

          In German

          WIK

          Willen Is Kunnen

          In Dutch

          WILMA

          Wire List Management and Accounting

          In English

          WIM

          WAP Identification Module

          In English

          WIM

          WAP Identity Module

          In English

          WINDII

          Wind Imaging Interferometer

          In English

          WINDS

          Weather Information Network Display System

          In English

          WING

          Werkstoffinnovationen für Industrie und Gesellschaft

          In German

          WIP

          Wirtschaftsimpulsprogramm

          In German

          WIP

          Work In Progress

          In English

          WIPICS

          Work-In-Process Inventory Control System

          In English

            WIPO
            World Intellectual Property Organisation (https://www.wipo.int/)

            WIPO is equivalent to MOIP (Monda Organizo pri Intelekta Proprieto) in Esperanto, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) in English, OMPI (Organisation Mondiale de la Propriété Intellectuelle) in French, and OMPI (Organizaţia Mondială a Proprietăţii Intelectuale) in Romanian.

            In English

            WIPO
            World Intellectual Property Organization (https://www.wipo.int/)

            WIPO is equivalent to MOIP and OMPI (see above).

            In English

            WIRE

            Wide-field Infrared Explorer

            In English

            WIS

            Water Information System

            In English

            WIS

            Werkzoekende Informatie Systeem van de VDAB

            In Dutch

              WISC

              Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

              In English

              WISE

              World Information Service on Energy

              In English

              WISE

              Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer

              In English

              WISHE

              Wind-Induced Surface Heat Exchange

              In English

              WIT

              Waterford Institute of Technology

              In English

              WITSA

              World Information Technology Software Alliance

              In English

              WIVOS

              Willibrordus Voor Ontspanning en Spel

              In Dutch

              WK

              Wereldkampioenschap

              In Dutch

              WKAS

              Wörterbuch der klassischen arabischen Sprache

              In German

              WKBG

              Wiener Kreditbürgschaftsgeselschaft

              In German

              WKE

              Woonwagen Kamp Emmen

              In Dutch

              WKH

              Woonwagen Kamp Hoogeveen

              In Dutch

              WKK

              White Kwao Krua

              In English

              WKN

              Wertpapierkennnummer

              In German

              WKOÖ

              Wirtschaftskammer Oberösterreich (https://www.wko.at/ooe)

              In German

              WKS

              Wirtschaftskammer Salzburg (https://www.wko.at/sbg)

              In German

              WKT

              Wirtschaftskammer Tirol

              In German

              WKV

              Welt Kinder Vereinigung

              In German

              WL

              Waterloopkundig Laboratorium

              In Dutch

              WL

              Wavelength

              In English

                WL

                Wire List

                In English

                  WL

                  Westerlengte

                  In Dutch

                  WL

                  Wire Localization

                  In English

                  WLI

                  World Languages Institute

                  In English

                  WLL

                  Wireless Local Loop

                  In English

                  WLM

                  Working Level Month

                  In English

                    WLN

                    Wiswesser Line Notation

                    In English

                    WLP

                    World Languages Program

                    In English

                    WLS
                    Western Launch Site

                    The abbreviation WLS (Western Launch Site) includes the abbreviation LS (Launch Site).

                    In English

                    WM
                    Waste Management

                    The abbreviation WM (Waste Management) is included in abbreviations such as CoRWM (Committee on Radioactive Waste Management), FWWM (Food, Water, and Waste Management), FWWMS (Food, Water, and Waste Management Subsystem), WWMS (Water Waste Management System), WMC (Waste Management Compartment) and WMS (Waste Management System).

                    In English

                    WM

                    Wattmeter

                    In English

                      WMA

                      World Medical Association (www.wma.net)

                      In English

                      WMAN

                      Wireless Metropolitan Area Network

                      In English

                      WMBO

                      Voorbereidend Middelbaar Beroepsonderwijs

                      In Dutch

                      WMC
                      Waste Management Compartment

                      The abbreviation WMC (Waste Management Compartment) includes the abbreviation WM (Waste Management).

                      In English

                      WMC

                      Waard Molenboys Combinatie

                      In Dutch

                      WMHO

                      Wie Moed Houdt Overwint

                      In Dutch

                      WML

                      Wireless Markup Language

                      In English

                      WML

                      Website Meta Language

                      In English

                      WMLS

                      Wireless Markup Language Script

                      In English

                      WMO

                      Worldwide Missionary Outreach (https://www.wmo.org/)

                      In English

                      WMO

                      World Music Office (www.wmo.fr)

                      In English

                      WMO
                      World Meteorological Organization (https://public.wmo.int/en)

                      WMO is equivalent to MMO (Monda Meteologia Organizo) in Esperanto, and OMM (Organisation Météorologique Mondiale) in French.

                      In English

                      WMS
                      Waste Management System

                      The abbreviation WMS (Waste Management System) is included in the abbreviation WWMS (Water Waste Management System), and it includes the abbreviation WM (Waste Management).

                      In English

                      WMS

                      Web Management System

                      In English

                      WMS

                      Wilskracht Maakt Sterk

                      In Dutch

                      WMS

                      Web Map Service

                      In English

                      WMV

                      Watermelon Mosaic Virus

                      In English

                      WN

                      West Nile

                      In English

                      WNC

                      Waardenburg Neerijnen Combinatie

                      In Dutch

                      WNV

                      West Nile Virus

                      In English

                      WO

                      (Die) Welt des Orients

                      In German

                      WO
                      Work Order

                      The abbreviation WO (Work Order) is included in abbreviations such as EWO (Engineering Work Order), MWOR (Maintenance Work Order Request), PMWO (Preventive Maintenance Work Order), WOC (Work Order Control) and WON (Work Order Number).

                      In English

                      WO

                      Warrant Officer

                      In English

                      WOC
                      Work Order Control

                      The abbreviation WOC (Work Order Control) includes the abbreviation WO (Work Order).

                      In English

                      WOCE

                      World Ocean Circulation Experiment

                      In English

                      WOISA

                      Written Opinion of the International Search Authority

                      In English

                      WOL

                      Wie Oefent Leert

                      In Dutch

                      WOLAP

                      Web-based On Line Analytical Processing

                      In English

                      WOM

                      Write-Only-Memory

                      In English

                      WOMBAT

                      Wavelength-Oriented Microwave Background Analysis Team

                      In English

                      WON
                      Work Order Number

                      The abbreviation WON (Work Order Number) includes the abbreviation WO (Work Order).

                      In English

                      WONDERS

                      Welcome to Observations, News & Demonstrations of European Research & Science

                      In English

                      WONG

                      Weight On Nose Gear

                      In English

                        WOO

                        Western Operations Office

                        In English

                          WORM

                          Write Once Read Multiple times

                          In English

                          WORM

                          Write Once Read Many

                          In English

                          WOS

                          Washington Ornithological Society (https://wos.org/)

                          In English

                          WOS

                          Westlandse Omroep Stichting (www.wos.nl)

                          In Dutch

                          WOS
                          Web Operating System

                          The abbreviation WOS (Web Operating System) includes the abbreviation OS (Operating System).

                          In English

                          WOSM

                          World Organization of the Scout Mouvement

                          In English

                          WOW

                          Weight On Wheels

                          In English

                            WOWLON

                            Weight On Wheels Longitudinal

                            In English

                              WP

                              Water Plane

                              In English

                                WP

                                Waterproof

                                In English

                                  WP

                                  Way Point

                                  In English

                                    WP

                                    Weapons Platform

                                    In English

                                    WP

                                    Weatherproof

                                    In English

                                    WP
                                    Work Package

                                    The abbreviation WP (Work Package) is included in abbreviations such as IWP (Indirect Work Package), MWPR (Monthly Work Package Report), SSWP (Space Station Work Package), WPD (Work Package Description), WPG (Work Package Grouping), WPM (Work Package Manager), WPMCP (Work Package Manpower and Cost Plan), WPP (Work Package Plan) and WPPS (Work Package Planning Sheet).

                                    In English

                                    WP

                                    Working Pressure

                                    In English

                                      WP

                                      Wrist Pitch

                                      In English

                                        WPA

                                        World Psychiatric Association

                                        In English

                                        WPAD

                                        Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol

                                        In English

                                        WPAFB
                                        Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (https://www.wpafb.af.mil/)

                                        The abbreviation WPAFB (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base) includes abbreviations AF (Air Force) and AFB (Air Force Base).

                                        In English

                                        WPAN

                                        Wireless Personal Area Network

                                        In English

                                        WPAN

                                        Wireless Personal-Area Network

                                        In English

                                        WPANL

                                        Wright-Patterson Aeronautical Laboratory

                                        In English

                                        WPC

                                        Work Performance Categories

                                        In English

                                          WPC

                                          Watt Pulse Communication

                                          In English

                                          WPD
                                          Work Package Description

                                          The abbreviation WPD (Work Package Description) includes the abbreviation WP (Work Package).

                                          In English

                                          WPD

                                          Work Program Directive

                                          In English

                                          WPF

                                          Windows Presentation Foundation

                                          In English

                                          WPF

                                          Work Process Flow

                                          In English

                                          WPF/E

                                          Windows Presentation Foundation Everywhere

                                          In English

                                          WPFC

                                          World Press Freedom Committee

                                          In English

                                          WPG
                                          Work Package Grouping

                                          The abbreviation WPG (Work Package Grouping) includes the abbreviation WP (Work Package).

                                          In English

                                          WPI

                                          Work Process Indicator

                                          In English

                                          WPI

                                          Worcester Polytechnic Institute

                                          In English

                                          WPM
                                          Work Package Manager

                                          The abbreviation WPM (Work Package Manager) includes the abbreviation WP (Work Package).

                                          In English

                                          WPMCP
                                          Work Package Manpower and Cost Plan

                                          The abbreviation WPMCP (Work Package Manpower and Cost Plan) includes the abbreviation WP (Work Package).

                                          In English

                                          WPO

                                          Wet op Primair Onderwijs

                                          In Dutch

                                          WPP

                                          Water Pump Package

                                          In English

                                            WPP
                                            Work Package Plan

                                            The abbreviation WPP (Work Package Plan) includes the abbreviation WP (Work Package).

                                            In English

                                            WPPS
                                            Work Package Planning Sheet

                                            The abbreviation WPPS (Work Package Planning Sheet) includes the abbreviation WP (Work Package).

                                            In English

                                            WPPSI

                                            Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence

                                            In English

                                            WPS

                                            Weather Protection System

                                            In English

                                            WPV

                                            Wiener Psychoanalytische Vereinigung (https://wpv.at/)

                                            In German

                                            WPVMS

                                            West Point Veterinary Medical Society

                                            In English

                                            WR

                                            Wrist Roll

                                            In English

                                              WRAIR

                                              Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

                                              In English

                                              WRAP

                                              Waste & Ressources Action Programme

                                              In English

                                              WRD

                                              Water Resource Database

                                              In English

                                              WREAN

                                              Western Regional Energy Agency & Network

                                              In English

                                              WREN

                                              World Renewable Energy Network

                                              In English

                                              WRI

                                              Water Research Institute

                                              In English

                                              WRKF

                                              Wiener Risikokapitalfonds

                                              In German

                                              WRL

                                              Wing Reference Line

                                              In English

                                                WRO

                                                Work Release Order

                                                In English

                                                WRP

                                                Weight Reduction Proposal

                                                In English

                                                  WRP

                                                  Wing Reference Plane

                                                  In English

                                                    WRPA

                                                    Welsh Rugby Players Association

                                                    In English

                                                    WRPRC

                                                    Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center (https://primate.wisc.edu/)

                                                    In English

                                                    WRSA-I

                                                    War Reserve Stocks for Allies-Israel

                                                    In English

                                                    WRU

                                                    Weapon Replaceable Unit

                                                    In English

                                                    WRW

                                                    Wit Rood Wit

                                                    In Dutch

                                                    WS

                                                    Water Servicer

                                                    In English

                                                    WS

                                                    Weather Stripping

                                                    In English

                                                    WS

                                                    Windshield

                                                    In English

                                                      WS

                                                      Work Statement

                                                      In English

                                                      WS

                                                      Work Station

                                                      In English

                                                        WS

                                                        Waalwijkse Sport Club

                                                        In Dutch

                                                        WS

                                                        Women’s Studies

                                                        In English

                                                        WS-CDL

                                                        Web Services Choreography Description Language

                                                        In English

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