Abbreviations in Germanic languages
- Code
-
Meaning
Language
Themes and places
- COAST
-
Competence Network for Advanced Speech Technologies
- COB
-
Communications Office Building
- COB
-
Chip On Board
- COB
-
Children Of Bodom
- COB
-
Church of the Brethren
- COB
-
Command Operating Budget
- COBD
-
Cooperative Linux Block Devices
- COBE
-
Cosmic Background Explorer
- COBIT
-
Control OBjectives for Information and related Technology
- COBOL
-
Common Business-Oriented Language
- COBOL
-
COmmon Business Oriented Language
- COBRA
-
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
- COC
-
Certificate Of Completion
- COC
-
Chip On Chip
- COC
-
Committee on Curricula
- COCA
-
Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation
- COCO
-
CCSR Ocean Component Model
- COCO
-
Contractor Owned-Contractor Operated
- COCOMO
-
Constructive Cost Model
- COD
-
Center Operations Directorate
- COD
-
Crack Opening Displacement
- CODEMA
-
City of Dublin Energy Management Agency
- CODESRIA
-
Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (www.codesria.org)
CODESRIA is equivalent to CODESRIA (Conseil pour le Développement de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales en Afrique) in French.
- COF
-
Construction Of Facilities
- COF
-
Cost Of Facilities
- COF
-
Chip On Flex
- COFAC
-
Construction Facility
- COFDM
-
Coded Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing
- COFI
-
Checkout and Fault Isolation
The abbreviation COFI (Checkout and Fault Isolation) includes the abbreviation FI (Fault Isolation).
- COFR
-
Certificate Of Flight Readiness
- COFR
-
Certification Of Flight Readiness
- COFW
-
Certificate Of Flight Worthiness
- COGMAN
-
Center Of Gravity of payload Manifest
- COGS
-
Cost Of Goods Sold
- COI
-
Conflict Of Interest
- COIL
-
Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser
- COIM
-
Checkout Interpreter Module
- COIN
-
Collaboration and Interoperability for Networked enterprises
- COINS
-
Combat On-line Illegal Numismatic Sales
- COIR
-
Clinical Oral Implants Research
- COJS
-
Centre of Jaina Studies
- COL
-
Checkout Language
- COL
-
Comparative Literature
- COLA
-
Cost-Of-Living Adjustment
- COLA
-
Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies
- COLD
-
Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease
COLD is equivalent to BPCO (Broncho-Pneumopathie Chronique Obstructive) in French, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) in English, MPOC (Maladie Pulmonaire Obstructive Chronique) in French, COAD (Chronisch obstruktive Atemwegserkrankung) in German, EPOC (Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica) in Spanish, BPCO (Broncopneumopatia Cronica Ostruttiva) in Italian, DPOC (Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crónica) in Portuguese, KOAH (Kronik Obstrüktif Akciğer Hastalığı) in Turkish.
- COLD/ERM
-
Computer Output to Laser Disk/Enterprise Report Management
- COM
-
Computer Output Microfiche
- COM
-
Computer Output Microfilm
- COMA
-
Cache-Only Memory Architecture
- COMAS
-
Combined Orbital Maneuvering and Abort System
- COMECON
-
Council of Mutual Economic Assistance
COMECON is equivalent to СЭВ (Совет экономической взаимопомощи) in Russian, CAEM (Conseil d'Assistance Économique Mutuelle) in French, СИВ (Съвет за икономическа взаимопомощ) in Bulgarian, CAEM (Consell d'Assistència Econòmica Mútua) in Catalan, KREH (Konsilio de Reciproka Ekonomia Helpo) in Esperanto, RGW (Rat für gegenseitige Wirtschaftshilfe) in German, CAME (Consejo de Ayuda Mutua Económica) in Spanish, KGST (Kölcsönös Gazdasági Segítség Tanácsa) in Hungarian, SEV (Sovet Ekonomitšeskoi Vzaimopomoštši) in Russian, KNER (Këshilli i Ndihmës Ekonomike Reciproke) in Albanian, RVHP (Rada vzájemné hospodářské pomoci) in Czech, RWPG (Rada Wzajemnej Pomocy Gospodarczej) in Polish, CAER (Consiliul de Ajutor Economic Reciproc) in Romanian, RVHP (Rada vzájomnej hospodárskej pomoci) in Slovak, HĐTTKT (Hội đồng Tương trợ kinh tế) in Vietnamese, РЕВ (Рада Економічної Взаємодопомоги) in Ukrainian, CAME (Consello de Axuda Mutua Económica) in Galician.
- COMESA
-
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (www.comesa.int)
- COMET
-
Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies
- COMETT
-
Community Action Programme for Education and Training in Technology
- COMPAS
-
Centre on Migration, Policy and Society
- COMPASS-K
-
Comprehensive Ocean Modeling, Prediction, Analysis and Synthesis System in the Kuroshio region
- COMPSIM
-
Concept Mission Performance Simulation
- COMRA
-
China Ocean Minerals Research and Development Association
- COMS
-
Connection Oriented Message Service
- COMSAT
-
Communications Satellite
- COMTR
-
COMSAT Technical Review
- CONAP
-
Confederation of Amazonian Nationalities of Peru
CONAP is equivalent to CONAP (Confederación de Nacionalidades Amazónicas del Perú) in Spanish, CONAP (Confédération des Nationalités Amazoniennes du Pérou) in French, CONAP (Confederação das Nações Amazônicas do Peru) in Portuguese.
- CONPIROM
-
Confederaţia Patronală din Industria Română
- CONQUEST
-
Conference on Quality Engineering in Software Technology
- CONUS
-
Continental United States
- CONVINCE
-
Consortium of North American Veterinary Interactive New Concept Education
- COO
-
Commissie voor Openbare Onderstand
- COO
-
Chief Operating Officer
- COOP
-
Continuity Of Operations Plan
- COP
-
Central Operations Program
- COP
-
Co-Orbiting Platform
- COP
-
Coefficients Of Performance
- COP
-
Combined Operations Plan
- COP
-
Contingency Operations Plan
- COP
-
Conference of the Parties
- COPCOV
-
Chloroquine Prevention of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the Healthcare Setting
- COPD
-
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
COPD is equivalent to COLD, BPCO, MPOC, COAD, EPOC, DPOC, KOAH (see above).
- COPM
-
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure
- COPM
-
Committee on Petroleum Measurement
- COPS
-
Common Open Policy Service
- COQ
-
Certificate Of Qualification
- COR
-
Contracting Officer Representative
The abbreviation COR (Contracting Officer Representative) includes the abbreviation CO (Contracting Officer).
- CORA
-
Coherent Optical Radar Amplifier
- CORBA
-
Common Object Request Broker Architecture
- CORC
-
Corcoran College of Art and Design
- CORDIC
-
COordinate Rotation DIgital Computer
- CORDIS
-
Community Research and Development Information Service
- CORE
-
Common Operational Research Equipment
- CORE
-
Common Ocean-ice Reference Experiments
- COREMED
-
Cooperative Centre for Regenerative Medicine
- COREO
-
Consortium of Regional Ecological Observatories
- CORESE
-
Conceptual Resource Search Engine
- CORINNA
-
Cooperation of Regions for Innovation
- CORMOSEA
-
Committee on Research Materials on Southeast Asia
- CORP
-
Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning
- CORSA
-
Cosmic Radiation Satellite
- COS
-
Carry-On Oxygen System
- COS
-
Checkout Station
COS is equivalent to CS (Checkout Station) in English.
- COS
-
Console Operating System
The abbreviation COS (Console Operating System) includes the abbreviation OS (Operating System).
- COS
-
Cray Operating System
The abbreviation COS (Cray Operating System) includes the abbreviation OS (Operating System).
- COSATI
-
Committee On Scientific And Technical Information
- COSI
-
Closeout System Installation
- COSIM
-
Climate, Ocean and Sea Ice Modeling Project (http://climate.lanl.gov)
- COSIS
-
Care Of Supplies In Storage
- COSM
-
Checkout Servicing and Maintenance
- COSMIC
-
COmputer Software Management and Information Center
The COmputer Software Management and Information Center (COSMIC) is a special NASA service that offers computer programs capable of being adapted to secondary usage while developed for the space program or for other technology generating agencies. Located at the University of Georgia, the COSMIC’s library contains programs for such purposes as structural analysis, artificial intelligence, computational fluid dynamics, thermal analysis, image processing, or project management.
The abbreviation COSMIC (COmputer Software Management and Information Center) includes the abbreviation IC (Information Center).
- COSMOS
-
COmputer System for Main frame OperationS
- COSPAC
-
Cost/Schedule Planning And Control
- COSPAR
-
Committee on Space Research
- COSQC
-
Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control
The abbreviation COSQC (Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control) includes the abbreviation QC (Quality Control).
- COST
-
Co-operation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research
- COSTAR
-
Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
- COT
-
Critical Optical Technology
- COTANCE
-
Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community
- COTED
-
Council on Trade and Development
- COTR
-
Contracting Officer's Technical Representative
The abbreviation COTR (Contracting Officer's Technical Representative) includes the abbreviation CO (Contracting Officer).
- COTS
-
Commercial Off The Shelf
- COTSEAL
-
Council of Teachers of Southeast Asian Languages
- COV
-
Cutoff Value
- COV
-
Centrum Ontmoeting der Volkeren
- COV
-
Christelijke Ontspannings Vereniging
- COVID-19
-
Coronavirus Disease 2019
- CP
-
Chronische Polyarthritis
- CP
-
Candlepower
The abbreviation CP (Candlepower) is included in the abbreviation SCP (Specific Candlepower).
- CP
-
Computer Program
The abbreviation CP (Computer Program) is included in abbreviations such as CPM (Computer Program Module), SVICP (Shock Vibration Information Center - Shock Vibration Computer Program), RTCPS (Real-Time Computer Program System), RICP (Real-Time Interactive Computer Program), RFCP (Request For Computer Program), PPCP (Postprocessing Computer Program), OCCP (Orbit Command Computer Program), OBCP (On-Board Computer Program), MCP (Master Computer Program), IOCP (ITS On-Board Computer Program), GPSCP (Global Positioning System Computer Program), CPT (Computer Program Tape), FSCP (Flight Support Computer Program), CPPS (Computer Program Product Specification), AOCP (AVCS On-Board Computer Program), CPIC (Computer Program Integration Contract), CPEI (Computer Program End Item), CPDS (Computer Program Development Specification), CPDS (Computer Program Detailed Specification), CPDS (Computer Program Design Specification), CPDP (Computer Program Development Plan), CPDDS (Computer Program Detail Design Specification), CPCR (Computer Program Change Request), CPCI (Computer Program Configuration Item), CPCI (Computer Program Change Instruction), CPCEI (Computer Program Contract End Item) and CPC (Computer Program Component).
- CP
-
Console Processor
- CP
-
Control Panel
The abbreviation CP (Control Panel) is included in abbreviations such as IMCP (Integrated Monitor and Control Panel), ECCP (Experiment Configuration Control Panel), VAACP (Visible Acquisition Aid Control Panel), TSCP (Training Simulator Control Panel), TRCP (Tape Recorder Control Panel), SCSCP (SCS Control Panel), RCCP (Recorder and Communications Control Panel), PCP (Power Control Panel), MCP (Monitoring and Control Panel), MCP (Main Control Panel), ACP (Astronaut Control Panel), ICP (Interface Control Panel), ICP (Indicator Control Panel), FSCP (Fire Sensor Control Panel), CCP (Configuration Control Panel), CCP (Computer Control Panel), CCP (Change Control Panel), ASCP (Attitude Set Control Panel), ASCP (Attitude Set/Control Panel) and ACP (Audio Control Panel).
- CP
-
Control Point
The abbreviation CP (Control Point) is included in abbreviations such as BCP (Benchmark Control Point), CCP (Configuration Control Point), ICP (Inventory Control Point) and NICP (National Inventory Control Point).
- CP
-
Coordinated Procurement
- CP
-
Center of Pressure
- CP
-
Checkpoint
- CP
-
Communication Processor
- CP
-
Centrumpartij
- CP
-
Constraint Programming
- CP
-
Change Proposal
The abbreviation CP (Change Proposal) is included in abbreviations such as PCP (Project Change Proposal), EDCP (Engineering Design Change Proposal), TCP (Task Change Proposal), RFTCP (Request For Test Change Proposal), RFECP (Request For Engineering Change Proposal), RECP (Request for Engineering Change Proposal), PIECP (Preliminary Impact Engineering Change Proposal), PCP (Program Change Proposal), PECP (Preliminary Engineering Change Proposal), CCP (Contract Change Proposal), PCCP (Preliminary Contract Change Proposal), MCP (Master Change Proposal), IDCP (Interdivision Change Proposal), ICP (Interface Change Proposal), CPM (Change Proposal Manager), CPA (Change Proposal Analyst), CECP (Compatibility Engineering Change Proposal) and CCP (Commercial Change Proposal).
- CP/M
-
Control Program for Microcomputers
- CPA
-
Cost Per Action
- CPA
-
Change Proposal Analyst
The abbreviation CPA (Change Proposal Analyst) includes the abbreviation CP (Change Proposal).
- CPA
-
Contingency Planning Aid
- CPA
-
Critical Path Analysis
- CPA
-
Classification of Products by Activity
- CPA
-
Canadian Psychological Association (www.cpa.ca)
CPA is equivalent to SCP (Société Canadienne de Psychologie) in French.
- CPA
-
Certified Public Auditor
- CPA
-
Chartered Public Auditor
- CPA
-
Canadian Payments Association
- CPA
-
Child Protection Advisor
- CPAF
-
Cost Plus Award Fee
- CPAL
-
Common Public Attribution License
- CPAM
-
Communications in Pure Applied Mathematics
- CPAN
-
Comprehensive Perl Archive Network
- CPAP
-
Council of Provincial Associations of Psychologists (www.crhspp.ca/cpap/)
CPAP is equivalent to CSPP (Conseil des Sociétés Provinciales de Psychologues) in French.
- CPAR
-
Controlled Parts Approval
- CPARC
-
Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club
- CPAS
-
Center for Pacific Asia Studies
- CPB
-
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (www.cpb.org)
- CPB
-
Cardiopulmonary bypass
- CPC
-
Cargo Processing Contract
- CPC
-
Central Planning Center
- CPC
-
Characteristic Properties Code
- CPC
-
Computer Program Component
The abbreviation CPC (Computer Program Component) includes the abbreviation CP (Computer Program).
- CPC
-
Control Pressure Conditioner
- CPC
-
Combinatorics, Probability and Computing
- CPC
-
Canadian Pork Council (www.cpc-ccp.com)
CPC is equivalent to CCP (Conseil Canadien du Porc) in French.
- CPC
-
Climate Prediction Center (www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov)
- CPC
-
Chipcard Personalisation Center
- CPC
-
Collaborative Product Commerce
- CPCAS
-
Centre for Persian and Central Asian Studies
- CPCB
-
Crew Procedures Control Board
The abbreviation CPCB (Crew Procedures Control Board) includes the abbreviation CB (Control Board).
- CPCEI
-
Computer Program Contract End Item
The abbreviation CPCEI (Computer Program Contract End Item) includes abbreviations CP (Computer Program) and EI (End Item).
- CPCG
-
Commercial Protein Crystal Growth
- CPCI
-
Computer Program Change Instruction
The abbreviation CPCI (Computer Program Change Instruction) includes the abbreviation CP (Computer Program).
- CPCI
-
Computer Program Configuration Item
The abbreviation CPCI (Computer Program Configuration Item) includes abbreviations CP (Computer Program) and CI (Configuration Item).
- CPCR
-
Computer Program Change Request
The abbreviation CPCR (Computer Program Change Request) includes abbreviations CP (Computer Program) and CR (Change Request).
- CPCSS
-
CPC Software Solutions
- CPCSS
-
College Preparatory Charter School of Springfield
- CPCSS
-
Chiang mai Psychiatric Care-giving Skill Scale
- CPCSS
-
Carolina Prostate Cancer Screening Study
- CPCar
-
Chemistry and Physics of Carbon
- CPCs
-
Cardiac Progenitor Cells
- CPD
-
Critical Point Drying
- CPD
-
Crew Procedures Division
- CPD
-
Crew Passive Dosimeter
- CPDDS
-
Computer Program Detail Design Specification
The abbreviation CPDDS (Computer Program Detail Design Specification) includes the abbreviation CP (Computer Program).
- CPDM
-
Colaborative Product Definition Management
- CPDP
-
Computer Program Development Plan
The abbreviation CPDP (Computer Program Development Plan) includes the abbreviation CP (Computer Program).
- CPDP
-
Computer Program Development Program
- CPDR
-
Contractor’s Preliminary Design Review
The abbreviation CPDR (Contractor’s Preliminary Design Review) includes abbreviations PDR (Preliminary Design Review) and DR (Design Review).
- CPDS
-
Computer Program Design Specification
The abbreviation CPDS (Computer Program Design Specification) includes the abbreviation CP (Computer Program).
- CPDS
-
Computer Program Detailed Specification
The abbreviation CPDS (Computer Program Detailed Specification) includes the abbreviation CP (Computer Program).
- CPDS
-
Computer Program Development Specification
The abbreviation CPDS (Computer Program Development Specification) includes the abbreviation CP (Computer Program).
- CPDS
-
Crew Procedures Documentation System
- CPE
-
Certificate of Proficiency in English
- CPE
-
Chief Program Engineer
- CPE
-
Chief Project Engineer
- CPE
-
Customer Premier Equipment
- CPE
-
Counterfactual Policy Evaluation
- CPEE
-
Cleaner Production and Energy Efficiency Centre
- CPEI
-
Computer Program End Item
The abbreviation CPEI (Computer Program End Item) includes abbreviations CP (Computer Program) and EI (End Item).
- CPES
-
Crew Procedures Evaluator Simulator