Abbreviations in Germanic languages

Hydrology

NF

Noise Figure

NF

Nationernas förbund

NF is equivalent to SDN (Société Des Nations) in French, SDN (Sociedá de Naciones) in Asturian, ОН (Общество на народите) in Bulgarian, LoN (League of Nations) in English, SDN (Sociedad de Naciones) in Spanish, LBB (Liga Bangsa-Bangsa) in Indonesian, DN (Društvo narodov) in Slovenian.

In Swedish

NFAO

Numerical Functional Analysis and Optimization

NFC

Nieuweramstelse Football Club

NFCIP-1

Near Field Communication Interface and Protocol-1

NFF

National Flag Foundation (www.americanflags.org)

NFIA

Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency

NFLNA

Noise Figure Low-Noise Amplifier

NFN

Nationales Forschungsnetzwerk

Research policy

NFO

National Farmers Organization (www.nfo.org)

NFPA

National Fire Prevention Association (www.nfpa.org)

NFR

Network Flight Recorder

NASA FAR Supplement

Network File Server

Nozzle Flow Sensor

Astronautics

Nordisk Flaggselskap (https://nordicflagsociety.org/)

NFS is equivalent to NFS (Nordic Flag Society) in English, NFS (Nordisk Flagselskab) in Danish, NFS (Pohjoismaiden Lippuseura) in Finnish, NFS (Norræna Fánafélagið) in Icelandic, NFS (Nordiska Flaggsällskapet) in Swedish.

In Norwegian

Nordic Flag Society (https://nordicflagsociety.org/)

NFS is equivalent to NFS (see above).

Nordisk Flagselskab (https://nordicflagsociety.org/)

NFS is equivalent to NFS (see above).

In Danish

Norræna Fánafélagið (https://nordicflagsociety.org/)

NFS is equivalent to NFS (see above).

In Icelandic

Nordiska Flaggsällskapet (https://nordicflagsociety.org/)

NFS is equivalent to NFS (see above).

In Swedish

NFU

National Farmers Union (www.nfuonline.com)

NFÖ

Neutrales Freies Österreich

Austria

NFÖ

Nytt från Öresund

In Swedish

NFØ

Norsk Forening for Øsofagusatresi

In Norwegian

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

National Governors Association

Negotiated Greenhouse Agreement

National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Australia (http://nga.gov.au)

NGB

National Guard Bureau

Military affairs

NGC

Next-Generation Controller

NGCL

Nortel Carrier Grade Linux

The abbreviation NGCL (Nortel Carrier Grade Linux) includes the abbreviation CGL (Carrier Grade Linux).

Operating systems

NGDC

National Geophysical Data Center (www.ngdc.noaa.gov)

Nerve Growth Factor

Next Generation Fighter

NGFAW

Nachrichtentechnische Gesellschaft Fachtagung über Antennen

NGI

Netherlands Genomics Initiative

NGJS

Nederlands Genootschaap voor Japanse Studien

NGN

Next Generation Networking

Telecommunications

NGO

Non-Governmental Organization

NGO is equivalent to ONG (Organização Não Governamental) in Portuguese, NGO (Nichtregierungsorganisation) in German, ANG (Aozadur Nann-Gouarnamantel) in Breton, ONG (Organisation Non Gouvernementale) in French, NRO (Ne-Registara Organizo) in Esperanto, ONG (Organizzazione non governativa) in Italian, LSM (Lembaga Swadaya Masyarakat) in Indonesian, ONG (Organización non gobernamental) in Galician, GKE (Gobernuz Kanpoko Erakunde) in Basque, ONG (Organización no gubernamental) in Spanish, ΜΚΟ (Μη κυβερνητικές οργανώσεις) in Greek, NNO (Nevládní nezisková organizace) in Czech, ONG (Organització no governamental) in Catalan, ННО (Неурядові неприбуткові організації) in Ukrainian, ONG (Organização não governamental) in Portuguese, NGO (Niet-gouvernementele organisatie) in Dutch, NVO (Nevyriausybinė organizacija) in Lithuanian.

Non-governmental organizations

NGO

Nichtregierungsorganisation

NGO is equivalent to ONG, ANG, NRO, LSM, GKE, ΜΚΟ, NNO, ННО, NVO (see above).

Non-governmental organizations

NGO

Niet-gouvernementele organisatie

NGO is equivalent to ONG, ANG, NRO, LSM, GKE, ΜΚΟ, NNO, ННО, NVO (see above).

Non-governmental organizations

NGPA

National Guard Personnel, Army

Military affairs

NGS

NUDET Ground System

The abbreviation NGS (NUDET Ground System) includes the abbreviation GS (Ground System).

Astronautics

NASA Ground Terminal

New Hampshire

Noord-Holland

Nederlands Hervormd

Netherlands

NH&S

Nuclear Hardening and Survivability

Nuclear technology

NHA

Neighbourhood Housing Assistance

Right to housing

NHAAO

New Hampshire Association of Assessing Officials (www.nhaao.org)

NHABA

New Hampshire Antiquarian Booksellers Association (https://nhaba.info/)

NASA Handbook

National Hurricane Center (https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/)

Nijmeegsche Hees Combinatie

Notebook Hardware Control

National Heritage Center

Civilization, culture, progress

National Humanities Center

Education

National Heart Centre (https://www.nhcs.com.sg/)

NHC is equivalent to NHCS (National Heart Centre Singapore) in English.

NHCS

National Heart Centre Singapore (https://www.nhcs.com.sg/)

The National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) is a national and regional referral centre for cardiovascular diseases. It provides comprehensive cardiac care, including diagnostic, preventive services, heart and lung transplantation, heart attack treatment, balloon angioplasty and coronary bypass surgery.

NHCS is equivalent to NHC, NHCS (see above).

NHESS

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

NHF

National Hemophilia Foundation

NHGRI

National Human Genom Research Institute (www.genome.gov)

NHLBI

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (www.nhlbi.nih.gov)

NHM

Natural History Museum

NHM

Non-Hydrostatic Model

Naar Hoger Streven

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (https://www.nhtsa.gov/)

NHWA

National Highway Administration

NIAH

National Institute of Animal Health

NIAP

National Institute for Asia and the Pacific

NIAS

Nordic Institute of Asian Studies

NIAS

National Institute of Advanced Studies

NIB

Noninterference Basis

NIBB

National Institute for Basic Biology

NIC

Namibia Investment Centre

NICAM

Nonhydrostatic ICosahedral Atmospheric Model (www.nicam.jp)

NICE

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

Medicine

NICE

Nizhny Novgorod Innovation Center for Energy Saving

Energy economics

NICE

Navstar Interface Control Equipment

NICM

Nationaal Informatie Centrum voor Mede-eigenaars (www.nicm.be)

NICM is equivalent to CNIC (Centre National d'Information pour Copropriétaires) in French.

NICP

National Inventory Control Point

The abbreviation NICP (National Inventory Control Point) includes abbreviations CP (Control Point) and ICP (Inventory Control Point).

NIDDK

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

NIDES

Next-generation Intrusion Detection Expert System

The abbreviation NIDES (Next-generation Intrusion Detection Expert System) includes abbreviations ES (Expert System) and IDES (Intrusion Detection Expert System).

NIDRR

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

NIDS

Network Intrusion Detection System

NIDS

Network Interface Data System

NIDS

Network-based Intrusion Detection System

NIES

National Institute for Environmental Studies (www.nies.go.jp)

NIFES

National Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service

NIFS

National Institute for Fusion Science

NIFT

National Institute of Fashion Technology

Textile industry

NIFTE

National Initiative for Telehealth

Medicine

NIFTE

Non-Inertive Feedback Thermofluidic Engine

6214

NIH

National Institutes of Health (www.nih.gov)

NIHU

National Institutes fot the Humanities

Research institutes

NII

National Information Infrastructure

NIJL

National Institute of Japanese Literature (https://www.nijl.ac.jp/en/)

NIL

Norske interiør-arkitekters og møbeldesigneres landsforening

In Norwegian

NILE

New Improvements for Ligno-cellulosic Ethanol

NIM

Nuclear Instrumentation Module

Nuclear technology

NIM

Network Installation Manager

Software

NIMBY

Not In My Backyard

NIMH

National Institute of Mental Health

Neurology

NIMP

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research

NIMS

Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer

NIMS

National Institute for Materials Science (https://www.nims.go.jp/)

NIMS

National Incident Management System

Management

NINO

Netherlands Institute for the Near East

NINS

National Institutes of Natural Sciences (www.nins.jp)

NIOD

Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie (www.niod.nl)

NIOO

Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie

NIOSH

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

NIOZ

Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee

NIOZ

(Koninklijk) Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee

NIP

Network Input Processor

NIP

Network Interface Processor

NIPC

Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission

NIPR

National Institute of Polar Research (www.nipr.ac.jp)

NIPR

National Industrial Plant Reserve

NIPS

National Institute for Physiological Sciences

NIR

(Belgisch) Nationaal Instituut voor Radio-Omroep

NIRA

National Institute for Research Advancement

Research policy

NIRIM

National Integration and Regionalism in Indonesia and Malaysia

Politics

NIRS

Nahinfrarot-Spektroskopie

Physics

NIRSA

National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association

NISO

National Information Standards Organization (www.niso.org)

NISS

National Integrated Scheduling System

The abbreviation NISS (National Integrated Scheduling System) includes the abbreviation ISS (Integrated Scheduling System).

Assignment

NIST

National Institute for Standardization and Technology (https://www.nist.gov/)

NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology (www.nist.gov)

NISTJ

National Institute of Standards and Technology Journal of Research

NIT

Namgyal Institute of Tibetology

NITA

Nevada Interpreters and Translators Association (https://www.nitaonline.org/)

NITLE

National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education

NITZ

Network Identity Time Zone

Telecommunications

NIU

Network Interface Unit

NIVO

Na Inspanning Volgt Ontspanning

NJCh

New Journal of Chemistry

NJECD

New Japanese-English Character Dictionary

NJKA

Neues Jahrbuch für der klassischen Altertum

NJMM

Neues Jahrbuch Mineralogie Monatshefte

NJP

Network Job Processing

Networks, communication

NJPh

New Journal of Physics

NJU

Nederlandse Juweliers- en Uurwerkenbranche

NKI-AVL

Nederlands Kanker Instituut - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis

NKJV

New King James Version

Christianity

NKVV

Nieuwe Krimse Voetbal Vereniging

NL

Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond

NLA-I

National Leather Association International (https://www.nla-international.com/)

NLAW

Next generation Light Anti-armour Weapon

Military engineering

NLC

Norbert Litta Combinatie

NLD

Network Logistics Depot

Physical resources management

NLDC

National Library and Documentation Centre

Documentation

NLE

National Library for the Environment

NLG

Nose Landing Gear

Aeronautics

NLG

Natural Language Generation

NLGD

Nose Landing Gear Door

Aeronautics

NLHT

Norges lærerhøgskole i Trondheim

Nonlinear Material

National Library of Medicine (www.nlm.nih.gov)

NLM͕

Neural Language Model

The abbreviation NLM͕ (Neural Language Model) includes the abbreviation LM (Language Model).

Non-Line-Of-Sight

Natural Language Processing

NLP is equivalent to TAL (Traitement Automatique des Langues) in French, TALN (Traitement Automatique du Langage Naturel) in French, TAL (Traitement Automatique du Langage) in French.

NLP

Neuro-Linguïstisch Programmeren

NLP is equivalent to PNL (Programmation Neuro-Linguistique) in French.

NLR

Nationaal Lucht- en Ruimtevaartlaboratorium

NLRB

National Labor Relations Board

Natural Language Understanding

National-Louis University (www.nl.edu)

Higher education

National Law University

National Library of Uganda (https://www.nlu.go.ug/)

NMA

National Management Association

NMAB

National Materials Advisory Board

NMBS

Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen (www.b-rail.be)

NMBS is equivalent to SNCB (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges) in French.

NMC

Nursing and Midwifery Council

NMC

National Meteorological Center

Meteorology, climatology

NMC

National Mastitis Council (www.nmconline.org)

NMCC

National Military Command Center

Military engineering

NMCS

National Military Command System

Military affairs

NMD

Nuclear Medicine

Medicine

NMD

National Missile Defence

The abbreviation NMD (National Missile Defence) includes the abbreviation MD (Missile Defence).

NMDA

N-methyl-D-aspartate

Biochemistry, biophysics

NMELRC

National Middle East Language Resource Center

NMES

Near and Middle Eastern Studies

NMF

Network Management Forum

NMI

Naturwissenchaftlich-Medizinisches Institut

NMI

NASA Management Instruction

NMI

National Maritime Institute

NMIB

New Materiel Introductory Briefing

NMO

Normal Manual Operation

NMOS

Negative-Type Metal Oxide Semiconductor

Electronics

NMP

National Maintenance Point

Physical resources management

NMR

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

NMR is equivalent to RMN (Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire) in French, RMN (Ressonància Magnètica Nuclear) in Catalan, RMN (Risonanza Magnetica Nucleare) in Italian, תמ"ג (תהודה מגנטית גרעינית) in Hebrew, ЯМР (Я́дерного магни́тного резона́нса) in Russian, НМР (Нуклеарна магнетна резонанција) in Serbian.

NMRA

National Model Railroad Association

NMT

Notification of Master Tool

NMTA

National Metal Trades Association

NMTBA

National Machine Tool Builders' Association

NMTS

Next Manned Transportation System

Vehicle engineering

NMV

Nitrogen Manual Valve

The abbreviation NMV (Nitrogen Manual Valve) includes the abbreviation MV (Manual Valve).

NMVMA

New Mexico Veterinary Medical Association (https://www.nmvma.org/)