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North and Central America
North and Central America: Canada, United States, Mexico, Central American states, Caribbean, West Indies.
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Themes and places
- AMI
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American Meat Institute (www.meatami.com)
- AMICO
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Art Museum Image Consortium (https://www.amico.org/)
The Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO) was an not-for-profit organization of institutions with collections of art, collaborating to enable educational use of museum multimedia.
- AMOOS
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Advanced Maneuvering Orbit-to-Orbit Shuttle
- AMOS
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Air Force Maui Optical System
The abbreviation AMOS (Air Force Maui Optical System) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- AMOS
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Air Force Maui Optical Site
The abbreviation AMOS (Air Force Maui Optical Site) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- AMP
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Americans for Medical Progress (www.amprogress.org)
- AMPQ
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Association des Médecins Psychiatres du Québec
- AMS
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American Meteorological Society (www.ametsoc.org)
- AMSBu
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American Meteorological Society Bulletin
- AMSD
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Autonetics Marine Systems Division
- AMT
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Agence Métropolitaine de Transport
- AMU
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Alaska Methodist University
- AMVQ
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Académie de Médecine Vétérinaire du Québec (https://www.amvq.quebec/fr/)
- ANA
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Alaska Nurses Association
- ANC
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Air Force-Navy-Civil
The abbreviation ANC (Air Force-Navy-Civil) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- ANC
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American Nuclear Corporation
- AND
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Air Force-Navy (Aeronautical) Design
The abbreviation AND (Air Force-Navy (Aeronautical) Design) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- ANNSPQ
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Association des Naturopathes et Naturothérapeutes Spécialisés en Phytothérapie du Québec
- ANP
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Association of Newfoundland Psychologists (www.nlpsych.ca)
- ANSI
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American National Standards Institute (www.ansi.org)
- AOA
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American Ordnance Association
- AOA
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American Osteopathic Association (https://osteopathic.org/)
- AOSSM
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American Orthopeadic Society of Sports Medicine
- APA
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American Psychological Association (https://www.apa.org/)
- APA
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American Psychiatric Association (www.psych.org)
- APAHE
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Asian Pacific Americans In Higher Education
- APC
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American Plastics Council (www.americanplasticscouncil.org)
- APCC
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American Power Conversion Corporation (https://www.apc.com/)
- APCC
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American Public Communications Council (www.apcc.net)
- APCC
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Association of Professional Computer Consultants
The APCC was originally founded as the Association of Professional Computer Consultants and was conceived as an organization to support the emerging trend of information technology workers choosing to operate as independent small consulting businesses, accepting for on a contract basis.
- APCC
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Association of Professional Canadian Consultants (https://www.apcconline.com/)
The Association of Professional Canadian Consultants (APCC) is a not-for-profit professional association committed to promoting the interest of Independent Contractors (IC) in Canada by expanding membership services, as well as providing a forum for idea exchange, professional development and industry advocacy.
- APD
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Army Publishing Directorate (https://armypubs.army.mil/)
- APD
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Albuquerque Police Department (https://www.cabq.gov/police)
- APD
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Atlanta Police Department (www.atlantapd.org)
- APESOM
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Association des Pharmaciens des Établissements de Santé de l’Outre-Mer
- APHA
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American Printing History Association
- APHA
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American Public Health Association (www.apha.org)
- APHIN
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Animal Productivity and Health Information Network (www.aphin.upei.ca)
- API
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American Petroleum Institute (https://www.api.org/)
- APIQ
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Associazione dei Professori d'Italiano del Quebec (www.apiq.org)
= APIQ | Association des Professeurs d'Italien du Québec | In French
- APIQ
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Association des Professeurs d'Italien du Québec (www.apiq.org)
= APIQ (see above)
- APNS
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Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia
- APPMA
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American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (www.appma.org)
- APS
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American Psychological Society
- APS
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American Physiological Society (https://www.physiology.org/)
- APS
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American Physical Society (www.aps.org)
- APS
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American Phytopathological Society (www.apsnet.org)
- APS
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Albuquerque Public Schools
- APS
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American Pain Society
- APS
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American Philatelic Society (https://stamps.org/)
- APS
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Atlanta Public Schools
- APS
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Annapolis Performance Sailing
- APSSC
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APS (American Psychological Society) Student Caucus
- APVMA
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American Pre-Veterinary Medical Association (www.apvma.us)
- AQDM
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Association Québécoise de la Dégénérescence Maculaire
- AQHA
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American Quarter Horse Association (https://www.aqha.com/)
- AQHSST
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Association Québécoise pour l'Hygiène, la Santé et la Sécurité du Travail
- AQP
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Association Québecoise du Propane (https://propanequebec.com/)
- AQTr
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Association Québécoise des Transports
- AQUOPS
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Association Québécoise des Utilisateurs de l'Ordinateur au Primaire et au Secondaire
- ARACC
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Amateur Radio Association of Central California
- ARC
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Ames Research Center
- ARGMA
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Army Rocket and Guided Missile Agency
The abbreviation ARGMA (Army Rocket and Guided Missile Agency) includes the abbreviation GM (Guided Missile).
- ARL
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Association of Research Libraries (https://www.arl.org/)
- ARNNL
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Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador (www.arnnl.nf.ca)
- ARNPEI
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Association of Registered Nurses of Prince Edward Island (www.arnpei.ca)
- ARPA
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Advanced Research Projects Agency
- ARRL
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American Radio Relay League (www.arrl.org)
- ARS
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American Rocket Society
- ASA
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American Studies Association (www.theasa.net)
- ASA
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American Standards Association
- ASA
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American Sociological Association (www.asanet.org)
- ASA
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American Society of Anesthesiologists
- ASAE
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American Society of Agricultural Engineers
- ASAJ
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Acoustical Society of America Journal
- ASALH
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Association for the Study of African-American Life and History
- ASAS
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American Society of Animal Science (www.asas.org)
- ASC
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American Satellite Corporation
- ASC
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American Society of Cinematographers (www.theasc.com)
- ASCB
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American Society for Cell Biology
- ASCE
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American Society of Civil Engineers (www.asce.org)
- ASCH
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American Society of Church History
- ASCII
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American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- ASCOP
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Applied Science Corporation Of Princeton
- ASEA
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American Society of Engineers and Architects
- ASECS
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American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
- ASEE
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American Society for Engineering Education (www.asee.org)
- ASEH
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American Society for Environmental History
- ASFC
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Agence des Services Frontaliers du Canada
- ASFP
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Association of Saskatchewan Forestry Professionals
- ASHRAE
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American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (https://www.ashrae.org/)
- ASI
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American Sheep Industry Association (www.sheepusa.org)
- ASID
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American Society of Interior Designers
- ASIL
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American Society of International Law
- ASIS
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American Society for Information Science (www.asis.org)
- ASL
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American Sign Language
- ASLAP
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American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners (https://www.aslap.org/)
- ASLH
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American Society for Legal History
- ASLME
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American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (www.aslme.org)
- ASLO
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American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (www.aslo.org)
- ASLTA
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American Sign Language Teachers Association (www.aslta.org)
- ASM
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American Society for Metals
- ASM
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American Society for Microbiology (www.asm.org)
- ASM
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American Society of Mammalogists (www.mammalsociety.org)
- ASME
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (www.asme.org)
- ASME
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American Standards for Mechanical Engineering
- ASNS
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American Society for Nutritional Sciences (https://nutrition.org/)
- ASNYN
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Newsletter of the Astronomical Society of New York
- ASP
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Agence Science-Presse (https://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/)
- ASPC
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American Shetland Pony Club
- ASPHoG
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Association des Pharmaciens Hospitaliers de Guadeloupe
- ASQC
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American Society for Quality Control
The abbreviation ASQC (American Society for Quality Control) includes the abbreviation QC (Quality Control).
- ASR
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American Sociological Review (www2.asanet.org/journals/asr/)
- ASRE
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American Society of Refrigerating Engineers
- ASSD
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Autonetics Strategic Systems Division
- ASSE
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American Society of Sanitary Engineers (www.asse-plumbing.org)
- ASSESS
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Airborne Science Shuttle Experiments System Simulation
- ASST
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American Society for Steel Treating
- ASTE
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American Society of Tool Engineers
- ASTF
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Aeropropulsion System Test Facility
The abbreviation ASTF (Aeropropulsion System Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- ASTM
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American Society for Testing of Materials (www.astm.org)
- ASTM
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American Society of Testing and Materials (www.astm.org)
- ASVAB
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Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Testing
- ASVO
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American Society of Veterinary Ophthalmology (www.asvo.org)
- AT&T
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American Telephone & Telegraph (www.att.com)
- ATA
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Air Transport Association
- ATAA
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Assembly of Turkish American Associations (https://www.ataa.org/)
- ATCC
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American Type Culture Collection (www.atcc.org)
- ATCC
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Airedale Terrier Club of Canada
- ATJAM
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ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Transactions Journal of Applied Mechanics
- ATJDS
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ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Transactions Journal of Dynamic Systems and Measurement Control
- ATJEG
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ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Transactions Journal of Engineering Gas Turbines and Power
- ATJEM
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ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Transactions Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology
- ATJEP
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ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Transactions Journal of Engineering Power
- ATJEl
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ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Transactions Journal of Electronic Packaging
- ATJEn
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ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Transactions Journal of Engineering Power
- ATJFE
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ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Transactions Journal of Fluids Engineering
- ATJHT
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ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Transactions Journal of Heat Transfer
- ATJLT
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ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Transactions Journal of Lubrication Technology
- ATJSE
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ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Transactions Journal of Solar Energy and Engineering
- ATJTu
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ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Transactions Journal of Turbomachinery
- ATJVA
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ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Transactions Journal of Vibration Acoustics
- ATLA
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American Theological Library Association (www.atla.com)
- ATM
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Apollo Telescope Mount
- ATSC
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AlliedSignal Technical Services Corporation
- AU
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American University
- AUA
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American Urological Association (www.auanet.org)
- AUB
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American University of Beirut (https://www.aub.edu.lb/)
- AUP
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Ames Unitary Plan
- AUP
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American University of Paris
- AUSC
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Associated Students of the University of California (https://asuc.org/)
- AVCA
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American Veterinary Chiropractic Association (www.animalchiropractic.org)
- AVCO
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The Aviation Corp of Delaware
- AVDA
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American Veterinary Distributors Association (www.avda.net)
- AVDC
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American Veterinary Dental College (https://avdc.org/)
- AVMA
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American Veterinary Medical Association (www.avma.org)
- AVMF
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American Veterinary Medical Foundation (www.avmf.org)
- AVS
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American Vacuum Society (www.avs.org)
- AVSOA
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American Association of Variable Star Observers Abstracts
The abbreviation AVSOA (American Association of Variable Star Observers Abstracts) includes the abbreviation AVSO (Association of Variable Star Observers).
- AVSOM
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American Association of Variable Star Observers Monographs
The abbreviation AVSOM (American Association of Variable Star Observers Monographs) includes the abbreviation AVSO (Association of Variable Star Observers).
- AVSOQ
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American Association of Variable Star Observers Quarterly Reports
The abbreviation AVSOQ (American Association of Variable Star Observers Quarterly Reports) includes the abbreviation AVSO (Association of Variable Star Observers).
- AVSOR
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American Association of Variable Star Observers Reports
The abbreviation AVSOR (American Association of Variable Star Observers Reports) includes the abbreviation AVSO (Association of Variable Star Observers).
- AW&ST
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Aviation Week and Space Technology
= AvWST | Aviation Week & Space Technology | In English
- AWA
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Animal Welfare Act
- AWF
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American Wood Fibers (www.awf.com)
- AWF
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Alabama Wildlife Federation (https://www.alabamawildlife.org/)
- AWG
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American Wire Gauge
- AWIC
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Animal Welfare Information Center (https://www.nal.usda.gov/awic)
The abbreviation AWIC (Animal Welfare Information Center) includes the abbreviation IC (Information Center).
- AWIC
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Association of Women of India in Canada
- AWS
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American Welding Society
- AXAF
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Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility
- AZA
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American Zoo and Aquarium Association
- AZT
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American Zeppelin Transport
- AeAm
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Aerospace America
- AmE
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American Ethnologist
- AmHR
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American Historical Review
- AmJC
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American Journal of Cardiology
- AmJM
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American Journal of Mathematics
- AmJPh
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American Journal of Physics
- AmJS
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American Journal of Science
- AmJSA
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American Journal of Science and Arts
- AmMin
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American Mineralogist
- AmSci
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American Scientist
- AvWST
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Aviation Week & Space Technology
= AW&ST, AvWST (see above)
- BAAPG
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Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists
- BAAS
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Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
- BAC
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Boeing Aerospace Company
- BAC
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Boeing Aircraft Company
- BAMS
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Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
- BAPS
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Bulletin of the American Physical Society
- BASOR
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Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research in Jerusalem and Bagdad
- BAVSO
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Bulletin of the American Association of Variable Star Observers
The abbreviation BAVSO (Bulletin of the American Association of Variable Star Observers) includes the abbreviation AVSO (Association of Variable Star Observers).
- BBXRT
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Broadband X-Ray Telescope
- BCEOM
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Bureau Central d’Études pour les Équipements d’Outre-Mer
- BCFHT
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Bulletin d’information du téléscope Canada-France-Hawaii
- BCI
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British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
= bcIMC | British Columbia Investment Management Corporation | In English
- BCIT
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British Columbia Institute of Technology (https://www.bcit.ca/)
- BCVMA
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British Columbia Veterinary Medical Association
- BEARS
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Burbank Emergency Amateur Radio Service
- BESS
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Biomedical Experiments Scientific Satellite
The Biomedical Experiments Scientific Satellite (BESS) program was proposed to provide a long-duration, Earth-orbiting facility to expose a variety of specimens and especially primates in a series of basic biological and medical studies. The large pressurized experiment module should contain a life support system (LSS), a waste management system (WMS), specimen-holding facilities, as well as monitoring, evaluating, and data-handling equipment.