North and Central America
North and Central America: Canada, United States, Mexico, Central American states, Caribbean, West Indies.
- Code
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Meaning
Language
Themes and places
- FHWA
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Federal Highway Administration (https://highways.dot.gov/)
- FICA
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Federal Insurance Contribution Act
- FICA
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Federal Insurance Contributions Act
- FIEA
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Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy
- FIFRA
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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
- FIIG
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Federal Item Identification Guide
- FIPS
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Federal Information Processing Standard
- FJCF
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Fédération de la Jeunesse Canadienne-Française
- FLOTUS
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First Lady Of The United States
- FLSA
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Fair Labor Standards Act
- FMCSA
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/)
- FMRU
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Federacion Mexicana de Rugby (www.mexrugby.com)
- FOB
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Flight Operations Building
- FOLD
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Federally-Owned LANDSAT Data
- FPJQ
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Fédération Professionnelle des Journalistes du Québec
- FPL
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Florida Power & Light Company
- FQC
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Fondation Québécoise du Cancer
- FRA
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Federal Railroad Administration (https://railroads.dot.gov/)
- FRTP
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Florida Rider Training Program
- FS
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Federal Specification
- FS
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Feriene Steaten
= USA | United States of America | In English
= США | Соединённые Штаты Америки | In Russian
= ABD | Amerika Birleşik Devletleri | In Turkish - FSAC
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Film Studies Association of Canada (www.filmstudies.ca)
- FSAH
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Four Seasons Animal Hospital
- FSC
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Fairchild Space Company
- FSC
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Federal Stock Classification
- FSDA
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Florida Securities Dealers Association (www.floridasecurities.com)
- FSLP
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First Spacelab Payload
- FSMS
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Florida Association of Cadastral Mappers (www.fsms.org)
- FSSE
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Florida State University Superensemble
- FSU
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Florida State University (https://www.fsu.edu/)
- FTA
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Federal Transit Administration (https://www.transit.dot.gov/)
- FTAA
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Federation of Turkish American Associations
- FTC
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Florida Test Center
- FTQ
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Fédération des Travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (https://ftq.qc.ca/)
- FTW
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Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
- FUTA
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Federal Unemployment Tax Act
- GAAO
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Georgia Association of Assessing Officials (www.gaao.org)
- GABA
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Georgia Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association (www.gaba.net)
- GAC
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Grumman Aerospace Corporation
- GBI
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Grand Bahama Island
- GC
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Gallaudet University
- GCFI
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Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institut (https://www.gcfi.org/)
- GEAN
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Georgia Environmental Action Network
- GER
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Groupe Estrie-Richelieu (www.ger.qc.ca)
- GESS
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Goddard Experiment Support System
- GFDL
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Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (https://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/)
The abbreviation GFDL (Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory) includes abbreviations GFD (Geophysical Fluid Dynamics) and FD (Fluid Dynamics).
- GFMS
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Georgian Foundrymen and Material Scientists Society
- GHRS
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Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph
- GISS
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Goddard Institute for Space Studies
- GL
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Georgetown Law Center
- GMU
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George Mason University
- GOASEX
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Gulf Of Alaska Seasat Experiment
- GOES
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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
- GPLS
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Georgia Public Library Service (www.georgialibraries.org)
- GRC
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Glenn Research Center (www.grc.nasa.gov)
- GRC
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Gendarmerie Royale du Canada
- GRPA
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Government Performance Results Act
- GSA
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Georgia Sociological Association
- GSA
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General Services Administration
- GSA
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Gerontological Society of America (https://www.geron.org)
- GSAMB
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Geological Society of America Bulletin
- GSAMm
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Geological Society of America Memoirs
- GSASP
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Geological Society of America Special
- GSERD
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Ground Support Equipment Recommendation Data
- GSFC
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(NASA) Godddard Space Flight Center
- GSFC
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Goddard Space Flight Center
- GTF
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Ground Test Facility
The abbreviation GTF (Ground Test Facility) includes abbreviations GT (Ground Test) and TF (Test Facility).
- GTRI
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Georgia Tech Research Institute (www.gtri.gatech.edu)
- GU
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Georgetown University
- GULAT
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Groupe d’Utilisateurs de Linux de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- GULUQ
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Groupe d’Utilisateurs Linux de l’Université du Québec
- GULUS
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Groupe d’Utilisateurs de Linux de l’Université de Sherbrooke
- GuLSE
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Groupe des Utilisateurs Linux de Saint-Eustache et des environs (Basses Laurentides)
- HAC
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Hughes Aircraft Company
- HAFB
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Hill Air Force Base (https://www.hill.af.mil/)
The abbreviation HAFB (Hill Air Force Base) includes abbreviations AF (Air Force) and AFB (Air Force Base).
- HAFB
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Holloman Air Force Base (https://www.holloman.af.mil/)
The abbreviation HAFB (Holloman Air Force Base) includes abbreviations AF (Air Force) and AFB (Air Force Base).
- HAHR
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Hispanic American Historical Review
- HAIL
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Hmong American Institute for Learning
- HAL
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Houston Aerospace Language
- HAL/S
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High-order programming Language for Spacelab usage
- HAPR
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Harvard Asia Pacific Review
- HARC
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Houston Advanced Research Center (www.harc.edu)
- HCAID
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Health Care Acquired Infections Division
= DIAMSS | Division des Infections Acquises en Milieu de Soins de Santé | In French
- HEAD
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High Energy Astrophysics Division (https://head.aas.org/)
- HELSTF
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High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility
The abbreviation HELSTF (High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- HERI
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Higher Education Research Institute (www.heri.ucla.edu)
- HFTF
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Horizontal Flight Test Facility
The abbreviation HFTF (Horizontal Flight Test Facility) includes abbreviations FT (Flight Test), HFT (Horizontal Flight Test) and TF (Test Facility).
- HHMI
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute (https://www.hhmi.org/)
- HHV
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Help Hospitalized Veterans
- HIPAA
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- HJAS
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Harvard Journal of Asiatic studies
- HMF
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Health Maintenance Facility
- HOAC
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Historians of American Communism
- HOME
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Hawaii Ocean-Mixing Experiment
- HOPE
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Help Ohio Public Education
- HPAIR
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Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations
- HPM
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Harvard Project Manager
The abbreviation HPM (Harvard Project Manager) includes the abbreviation PM (Project Manager).
- HSD
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Hamilton Standard Division
- HST
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Hubble Space Telescope
- HSTF
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Hypergolic System Test Facility
The abbreviation HSTF (Hypergolic System Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- HTR
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Harvard Theological Review
= HThR | Harvard Theological Review | In English
- HTS
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Hawaii Tracking Station
The abbreviation HTS (Hawaii Tracking Station) includes the abbreviation TS (Tracking Station).
- HTSI
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Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc.
- HThR
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Harvard Theological Review
= HTR, HThR (see above)
- HU
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Howard University
- HarAR
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Harvard College Observatory Annual Report
- HawRe
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University of Hawaii Reprints
- IACNDR
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Inter-American Committee on Natural Disaster Reduction
= CIRDN | Comité Interamericano para la Reducción de los Desastres Naturales | In Spanish
= CIRDN | Comitê Interamericano sobre a Redução de Desastres Naturais | In Portuguese - IADB
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Inter-American Development Bank (https://www.iadb.org/en)
= BID | Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo | In Spanish
= IDB | Inter-American Development Bank | In English
= BID | Banque Interaméricaine de Développement | In French
= BID | Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento | In Portuguese - IAF
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Inter-American Foundation
- IAJC
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Inter-American Juridical Committee
= CJI | Comité Jurídico Interamericano | In Spanish
= CHI | Comité Juridique Interaméricain | In French
= CJI | Comitê Jurídico Interamericano | In Portuguese - ICAP
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Idaho Child Abuse Prevention
- ICAS
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Institute for Corean-American Studies (https://www.icasinc.org/)
- ICC
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Internet Chess Club (https://www.chessclub.com/)
- ICG
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International Cinematographers Guild (https://www.icg600.com/)
- ICHRDD
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International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development (www.ichrdd.ca)
= CIDPDD | Centre International des Droits de la Personne et du Développement Démocratique | In French
- ICISS
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International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty
= CIISE | Commission Internationale de l'Intervention et de la Souveraineté des États | In French
- ICOADS
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International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (https://icoads.noaa.gov/)
- IDB
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Inter-American Development Bank (https://www.iadb.org/en)
= IADB, BID, IDB (see above)
- IDEC
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Irvine Disaster Emergency Communications
- IEKAS
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Information Exchange for Korean-American Scholars
- IESNA
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Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
- IGAAC
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Internet Guide for Asian American Cybernauts
- IHME
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Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (https://www.healthdata.org/)
- IIPA
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International Intellectual Property Alliance (https://iipa.org/)
- IIPA
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Intelligence Identities Protection Act
- IMAI
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Instituto Mexicano de Auditores Internos
- IMBA
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Illinois Mortgage Bankers Association
- IMCHC
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Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition
- IMPI
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Instituto Mexicano de la Propriedad Industrial (www.impi.gob.mx)
- INSCOM
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United States Army Intelligence and Security Command
- INSPQ
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Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec
- INTF
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Interim National Test Facility
The abbreviation INTF (Interim National Test Facility) includes abbreviations NTF (National Test Facility) and TF (Test Facility).
- IOT
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Indiana Office of Technology (https://www.in.gov/iot/)
- IPTA
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Intractable Pain Treatment Act
- IRQ
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Institut de Recherche sur le Québec (www.irq.qc.ca)
- IRSC
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Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (www.cihr.ca)
= CIHR | Canadian Institutes of Health Research | In English
- IRSST
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Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et sécurité du travail (https://www.irsst.qc.ca)
- IRWA
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Iowa Rural Water Association (https://www.iowaruralwater.org/)
- ISAMS
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Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder
- ISQ
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Institut de la Statistique du Québec (https://statistique.quebec.ca/fr)
- ISVMA
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Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association (https://www.isvma.org/)
- ITAA
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Information Technology Association of America (www.itaa.org)
- ITELC
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Information Technology Executive Leadership Council
- IUENN
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IUE NASA Newsletter
- IUMJ
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Indiana University Mathematics Journal
- IUSCT
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Iran-United States Claims Tribunal
- IVMA
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Indiana Veterinary Medical Association (https://invma.org/)
- IllOB
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Bulletin of the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Illinois
- JAAS
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Journal of Asian American Studies
- JAAVSO
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Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers
The abbreviation JAAVSO (Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers) includes abbreviations AAVSO (American Association of Variable Star Observers) and AVSO (Association of Variable Star Observers).
- JACS
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Journal of American Ceramic Society
- JAChS
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American Chemical Society Journal
- JAHMP
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Japan-Hawaii Monitoring Program
- JAMA
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Journal of the American Medical Association (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama)
- JAMC
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Journal de l'Association Médicale Canadienne (www.cmaj.ca/jamc/)
- JAMS
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Journal of the American Mathematical Society
- JANNAF
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Joint Army, Navy, NASA, Air Force
The abbreviation JANNAF (Joint Army, Navy, NASA, Air Force) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- JAOS
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(The) Journal of the American Oriental Society
- JARCE
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Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt
- JASCE
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Journal of the American Society of Civil Engineers
- JASIS
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Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
- JAWRA
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Journal of the American Water Resources Association
- JEK
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Junularo Esperantista Kanada
- JGH
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Jewish General Hospital (https://www.jgh.ca/)
- JGH
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Jefferson General Hospital
The abbreviation JGH (Jefferson General Hospital) is included in the abbreviation EJGH (East Jefferson General Hospital).
- JHU
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Johns Hopkins University (https://www.jhu.edu/)
- JILA
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Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (https://jila.colorado.edu/)
- JOSA
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Journal of the Optical Society of America
- JRASC
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Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
- JSA
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Junior State of America (www.jsa.org)
- JSA
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Journal de la Société des Américanistes
- JSAC
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Japan Studies Association of Canada (http://buna.yorku.ca/jsac/)
The purpose of the Japan Studies Association of Canada (JSAC) is to promote Japan Studies in Canada and to contribute towards increase in knowledge about Japan and Canada-Japan relations, especially by encouraging Canadian scholars and other interested persons to conduct research on Japan in all academic fields.
- JSC
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Johnson Space Center
- JSCM
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Johnson Space Center Manual
- JSLWG
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Joint Spacelab Working Group
- JSTPS
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Joint Strategic Targeting Planning Staff
The Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff (JSTPS) has produced the principal war plan of the United States, the Single Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP), together with its target list, the National Strategic Target List (NSTL). The JSTPS was responsible for determining the targets for U.S. nuclear weapons and the priority in which they should be engaged in the event of a general nuclear war.
- JWasA
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Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences
- KAF
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Korean-American Forum
- KAM
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Kansas Association of Mappers (https://www.kansasmappers.org/)
- KASTN
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Korean-American Science and Technology News
- KCAA
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Kansas County Appraisers’ Association (https://www.kscaa.net/)
- KCVMA
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Kansas City Veterinary Medical Association
- KEA
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Kanada Esperanto-Asocio (www.esperanto.ca/kea/)
- KEJO
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Kebekia Esperantista Junulara Organizo
- KHB
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KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Handbook
- KIE
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Kennedy Institute of Ethics (http://kennedyinstitute.georgetown.edu)
- KIMS
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KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Inventory Management System
- KOM
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KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Organizational Manual
- KSC
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Kennedy Space Center
The abbreviation KSC (Kennedy Space Center) is included in the abbreviation KSCAP (Kennedy Space Center Area Permit).
- KSCAP
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Kennedy Space Center Area Permit
The abbreviation KSCAP (Kennedy Space Center Area Permit) includes the abbreviation KSC (Kennedy Space Center).
- KSLM
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KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Spacelab Plan/Requirement
- KSLN
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KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Spacelab Notice
- KSLPS
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KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Spacelab Project Specification
- KSM
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KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Shuttle Management Document
- KSPN
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KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Shuttle Project Notice
- KSPS
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KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Shuttle Project Specification
- KSSS
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KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Shuttle Project Station Set Specification
- KTF
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Kauai Test Facility
The abbreviation KTF (Kauai Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- KVMA
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Kansas Veterinary Medical Association (https://ksvma.org/)