Abbreviations related to the place ‘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
- 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
- KDMS
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Kennedy Data Management System
The abbreviation KDMS (Kennedy Data Management System) includes the abbreviation DMS (Data Management System).
- 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/)
- KVMA
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Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association (https://kvma.org/)
- L3D
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Center for Lifelong Learning and Design (http://l3d.cs.colorado.edu/)
- LA
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Los Angeles
- LAACARC
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Los Angeles Area Council of Amateur Radio Clubs
- LAC
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Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
- LACB
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Landing Aids Control Building
- LACDCS
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Los Angeles County Disaster Communications Service
- LACE
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Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions
- LACUS
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Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States
- LAGEOS
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LAser GEOdynamics Satellite (https://lageos.cddis.eosdis.nasa.gov/)
- LAUSDARA
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Los Angeles Unified School District Amateur Radio Association
- LBACT
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Laguna Beach Auxiliary Communications Team
- LCMS
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The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (https://www.lcms.org/)
- LEC
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Lockheed Electronics Company
- LEM
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Lunar Excursion Module
- LETF
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Launch Equipment Test Facility
The abbreviation LETF (Launch Equipment Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- LIH
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Ligue Internationale de Hockey
- LISA
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Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (https://www.lisamission.org/)
- LKV
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Lake County Airport
- LMSC
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Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporation
- LOB
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Launch Operations Building
The abbreviation LOB (Launch Operations Building) includes the abbreviation LO (Launch Operations).
- LOCB
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Launch Operations Control Building
The abbreviation LOCB (Launch Operations Control Building) includes the abbreviation LO (Launch Operations).
- LSB
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Launch Support Building
- LSOC
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Lockheed Space Operations Company
- LSQ
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Langue des Signes Québécoise
LSQ is equivalent to QSL (Quebec Sign Language) in English.
- LULAC
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League of United Latin American Citizens
- LUPWT
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Langley Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel
The abbreviation LUPWT (Langley Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel) includes the abbreviation WT (Wind Tunnel).
- LaRC
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(NASA) Langley Research Center (www.larc.nasa.gov)
- LeRC
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Lewis Research Center
- MAA
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Medieval Academy of America (www.medievalacademy.org)
- MAA
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Mathematical Association of America (www.maa.org)
- MAA
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Municipal Assessment Agency (https://www.maa.ca/)
- MAAG
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Military Assistance Advisory Group
- MAAO
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Maryland Association of Assessing Officers
- MAAO
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Massachusetts Association of Assessing Officers (https://maao.org/)
- MAB
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Missile Assembly Building
- MABA
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Maine Antiquarian Booksellers Association (www.mainebooksellers.org)
- MACVNR
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Mexican Association for Computer Vision, Neurocomputing and Robotics
- MAIF
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Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund
- MAINC
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Ministère des Affaires Indiennes et du Nord Canada
- MASS
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Mexican Association for Semiotic Studies
- MAUTx
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University of Texas Monographs in Astronomy
- MAVMA
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Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association (https://www.massvet.org/)
- MC
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Montgomery College
- MCAA
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Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs
- MCEER
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Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (http://mceer.buffalo.edu)
- MCHC
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Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (www.mchc.org)
- MCHC
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Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference (www.methockey.com)
- MCHC
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Monroe County History Center (www.monroehistory.org)
- MCHC
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Minnesota Chinese Health Center
- MDDEP
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Ministère du Développement Durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs du Québec
- MDLC
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Museum Digital Licensing Consortium
- MDLC
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Museum Digital Licensing Collective
The Museum Digital Licensing Collective (MDLC) is a non-profit, non-stock corporation formed to provide technical and financial assistance for the digitization of museum materials, and to manage the storage, distribution, and licensing of digitized materials to educational institutions, such as colleges, universities, elementary and secondary schools, libraries, and museums, as well as the public.
- MDSSC
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McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Corporation
- MDVMA
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Maryland Veterinary Medical Association
- MDW
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Military District of Washington
- MECSLSI
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Mission Equipment Cargo Shuttle Launch Site
The abbreviation MECSLSI (Mission Equipment Cargo Shuttle Launch Site) includes the abbreviation LS (Launch Site).
- MEEI
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Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (https://www.masseyeandear.org/)
- MEKARO
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MezKanada Renkontiĝo de Esperanto
- MEMO
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Montreal Esperanto Movement
MEMO is equivalent to MEMO (Mouvement Espéranto-Montréal) in French, MEMO (Montreala Esperanta Movado) in Esperanto.
- MEMO
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Mouvement Espéranto-Montréal
MEMO is equivalent to MEMO (see above).
- MEMO
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Montreala Esperanta Movado
MEMO is equivalent to MEMO (see above).
- MESELSI
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Mission Extension Shuttle Equipment Launch Site
The abbreviation MESELSI (Mission Extension Shuttle Equipment Launch Site) includes the abbreviation LS (Launch Site).
- MEVMA
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Maine Veterinary Medical Association (https://www.mainevetmed.org/)
- MFPA
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Manitoba Food Processors Association
- MFPA
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Minnesota Free Paper Association
- MGH
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Massachusetts General Hospital
- MICB
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Meck Island Control Building
- MICOM
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Miami Isopycnic Coordinate Ocean Model (http://oceanmodeling.rsmas.miami.edu/micom/)
- MIRFC
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Montreal Irish Rugby Football Club
- MISO
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Midcontinent Independent System Operator
- MIT
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (https://www.mit.edu/)
- MIT/LL
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory (https://www.ll.mit.edu/)
- MITIL
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MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Instrumentation Laboratory
- MKAtl
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Astrophysics Monographs, University of Chicago Press
- MLS
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Microwave Limb Sounder
- MLUG
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Montreal Linux Users Group
- MMC
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Martin Marietta Corporation
- MMU
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Marymount University
- MODEL
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Multidisciplinary Optimization and Design Engineering Laboratory
The abbreviation MODEL (Multidisciplinary Optimization and Design Engineering Laboratory) includes the abbreviation DE (Design Engineering).
- MPAA
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Motion Picture Association of America (www.mpaa.org)
- MPAA
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Missouri Professional Auctioneers Association
- MPAA
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Mississauga Pilipino Athletic Association
- MPS
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Manitoba Psychological Society
- MPST
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Multipurpose Support Team
A Multipurpose Support Team (MPST) provides direct support for preflight planning and training activities and, during the flight , provides systems and trajectory statusing report to the flight control room.
- MPTF
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Main Propulsion Test Facility
The abbreviation MPTF (Main Propulsion Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- MRCC
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Modéle Régional Climatique Canadien
- MRDR
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Mission Requirements Data Base Rockwell
- MRLUG
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Montreal Regional Linux Users Group
- MRTFB
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Major Range and Test Facility Base
The abbreviation MRTFB (Major Range and Test Facility Base) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- MSC
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Meteorological Service of Canada
- MSDT
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Multiple Shuttle Data Tape
The abbreviation MSDT (Multiple Shuttle Data Tape) includes abbreviations SDT (Shuttle Data Tape) and DT (Data Tape).
- MSFN
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Manned Space Flight Network
- MSHA
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Mine Safety and Health Administration (https://www.msha.gov/)
- MSIC
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Missile and Space Intelligence Center
- MSMR
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Massachusetts Society for Medical Research (https://msmr.org/)
- MSOB
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Manned Spacecraft Operations Building
- MTO
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Mississippi Test Operations
- MTQ
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Ministère des Transports du Québec
- MUMPS
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Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System
- MV
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Mount Vernon College
- MVMA
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Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association
- MWO
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Mount Wilson Observatory
The abbreviation MWO (Mount Wilson Observatory) is included in the abbreviation MWOAR (Mount Wilson Observatory Annual Report).
- MWOAR
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Mount Wilson Observatory Annual Report
The abbreviation MWOAR (Mount Wilson Observatory Annual Report) includes the abbreviation MWO (Mount Wilson Observatory).
- MtWAR
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Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatory Annual Report
- NAA
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North American Aircraft
- NAAAID
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National Association of Americans of Asian Indian Descent
- NAAAP
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National Association of Asian American Professionals
- NAACLT
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North American Association for Celtic Language Teachers (http://www.naaclt.org)
- NAAEE
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National American Association of Environmental Education (www.naaee.org)
- NAAL
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North American Aerodynamic Laboratory
- NAATA
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National Asian American Telecommunications Association
- NABA
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North American Broadcasters Association (https://nabanet.com/)
- NACA
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National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
- NACBS
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North American Conference on British Studies
- NACEC
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North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (www.cec.org)
NACEC is equivalent to CCAAN (Comisión para la Cooperación Ambiental de América del Norte) in Spanish, CNACE (Commission Nord-Américaine de Coopération Environnementale) in French, CNACA (Comissão Norte-americana de Cooperação Ambiental) in Portuguese.
- NAEP
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National Association of Educational Procurement (https://www.naepnet.org/)
- NAERIC
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North American Equine Ranching Information Council
- NAFTA
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North American Free Trade Agreement
- NAHRA
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North American Riding for the Handicapped Association
- NAICS
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North American Industry Classification System
- NAM
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North American Mesoscale (Model)
- NAMS
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North American Micropaleontology Section
- NANB
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Nurses Association of New Brunswick
- NAOMI
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North American OpenMath Initiative
- NAPABA
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National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- NAPCTC
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North American Policy Council for OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) Testing and Certification
- NARR
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North American Regional Reanalysis
- NASA
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (www.nasa.gov)
- NASAC
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NASA Conference Publication
- NASAL
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NASA Circular Letter
- NASAR
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NASA Reference Publication
- NASAS
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NASA Special Publication
- NASCOM
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NASA Communications
- NASED
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National Association of State Election Directors (https://www.nased.org/)
- NASK
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Nord-Amerika Somera Kursaro
- NASM
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National Air and Space Museum (https://airandspace.si.edu/)
- NASO
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North American Space Operations
- NASOH
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North American Society for Oceanic History
- NASS
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North American Spine Society (https://www.spine.org/)
- NASSH
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North American Society for Sport History
- NASTRAN
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NASA Structural Analysis Program
- NATF
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Naval Air Test Facility
The abbreviation NATF (Naval Air Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- NATSA
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North American Taiwan Studies Association
- NAVA
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North American Vexillological Association (https://nava.org/)
- NAVCA
-
North American Veterinary College Administrators
- NAVT
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NASA Altimeter Verification Telemetry
- NAWIRA
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North America West Indies Rugby Association
- NBEP
-
Newfoundland Board of Examiners in Psychology
- NBOSS
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North Bennington Outdoor Sculpture Show
- NBR
-
National Bureau of Asian Research (https://www.nbr.org/)
- NCC
-
North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources (https://guides.nccjapan.org/homepage)
- NCC
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NASA Class Code
- NCC
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NASA Communications Control
- NCECHO
-
North Carolina Exploring Cultural Heritage Online
- NCG
-
Northern California Grantmakers
- NCI
-
National Cancer Institute (https://www.cancer.gov/)
- NCIBA
-
Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (https://www.nciba.com)
- NCIDQ
-
National Council for Interior Design Certification
- NCJLT
-
National Council of Japanese Language Teachers
- NCM
-
National Corvette Museum (https://www.corvettemuseum.org/)
- NCM
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National Cartoon Museum (https://www.cartoonmuseum.org/)
- NCM
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National Cryptologic Museum (https://www.nsa.gov/museum/)
- NCM
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New California Media
- NCSA
-
North Carolina Sociological Association (https://ncsociologyassoc.org/)
- NCSTJ
-
National Council of Secondary Teachers of Japanese
- ND
-
NASA Document
- NDFU
-
North Dakota Farmers Union
- NDS
-
NASA Docking System
The abbreviation NDS (NASA Docking System) includes the abbreviation DS (Docking System).
- NEAAS
-
New England Conference of the Association for Asian Studies
- NEACP
-
National Emergency Airborne Command Post
The abbreviation NEACP (National Emergency Airborne Command Post) includes the abbreviation ACP (Airborne Command Post).
- NECEF
-
Near East Cultural and Educational Foundation of Canada
- NEEDS
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NASA End-To-End Data System
- NEHA
-
New England Historical Association
- NEIC
-
National Earthquake Information Center
The abbreviation NEIC (National Earthquake Information Center) includes the abbreviation IC (Information Center).