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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
- NHB
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NASA Handbook
- NHC
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National Hurricane Center (https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/)
- NHTSA
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (https://www.nhtsa.gov/)
- NIOSH
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- NITA
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Nevada Interpreters and Translators Association (https://www.nitaonline.org/)
- NLA-I
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National Leather Association International (https://www.nla-international.com/)
- NMI
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NASA Management Instruction
- NMVMA
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New Mexico Veterinary Medical Association (https://www.nmvma.org/)
- NMWF
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New Mexico Women's Foundation
- NOAC
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Naval Officers' Association of Canada (www.noac-national.ca)
- NORAD
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North American Aerospace Defense Command
- NORAD
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North American Air Defense Command
- NORC
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National Opinion Research Center (www.norc.org)
- NORTANA
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Norwegian Researchers and Teachers Association of North America (https://nortana.org/)
- NPC
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NASA Procurement Circular
- NPC
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NASA Publication Control
- NPD
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NASA Policy Directive
- NPN
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NASA Part Number
- NPS
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NASA Planning Studies
- NRA
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National Rifle Association
- NRAAO
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Northeastern Regional Association of Assessing Officers (https://www.nraao.org/)
- NRALT
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NASA Radar Altimeter
The abbreviation NRALT (NASA Radar Altimeter) includes the abbreviation RALT (Radar Altimeter).
- NRCC
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National Research Council of Canada (www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca)
- NRI
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National Radio Institute-McGraw Hill Continuing Education Center
- NRX
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National Research Experimental
- NSACOR
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National Security Agency Central Office of Record
- NSC
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NASA Standard Computer
- NSD
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NASA Standard Detonator
- NSI
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NASA Science Internet
- NSI
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NASA Standard Initiator
- NSIPP
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NASA Seasonal-to-Interannual Prediction Project
- NSLC
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Nova Scotia Liquor Commission
- NSLD
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NASA Shuttle Logistics Depot
- NSO
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NASA Support Operation
- NSP
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NASA Support Plan
- NSTI
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NASA Simulation Traffic Interface
- NSTL
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National Strategic Target List
- NTA
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National Taxidermists Association (https://www.nationaltaxidermists.com/)
- NTA
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National Technical Association
- NTA
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National Tax Association (https://ntanet.org/)
- NTD
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NASA Test Director
- NTF
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National Test Facility
The abbreviation NTF (National Test Facility) is included in the abbreviation INTF (Interim National Test Facility), and it includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- NTSO
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NASA Test Support Office
- NV
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NASA Altimeter Verification
- NVAFB
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North Vandenberg Air Force Base
The abbreviation NVAFB (North Vandenberg Air Force Base) includes abbreviations VAFB (Vandenberg Air Force Base), AF (Air Force) and AFB (Air Force Base).
- NVCC
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Northern Virginia Community College
- NVR
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NASA Waiver
- NYASA
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New York Academy Sciences Annals
- NYCAS
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New York Conference on Asian Studies
- NYCCS
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New York Center for Computational Science
- NYPA
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New York Power Authority
- NYPERL
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New York State Public Employees and Retirees Long Term Care Insurance
= FESNCE | Federazione Europea della Società Nazionali di Chirurgia Estetica | In Italian
= FESNCE | Fédération Européenne des Sociétés Nationales de Chirurgie Esthétique | In French - NYSAFLT
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New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (www.nysaflt.org)
- NYSCEDII
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New York State Center for Engineering Design and Industrial Innovations (www.nyscedii.buffalo.edu)
- NYSE
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New York Stock Exchange (https://www.nyse.com/)
- NYU
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New York University (https://www.nyu.edu/)
- NuSTAR
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Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array
- OAH
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Organization of American Historians (www.oah.org)
- OAIS
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Ohio Association of Independent Schools (https://www.oais.org/)
- OAVT
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Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians (https://oavt.org/)
- OBG
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Ohio Business Gateway
- OCALC
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Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center
- OCAP
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Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (www.ocap.ca)
- OCONUS
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Outside Continental United States
- OCQ
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Ordre des Chimistes du Québec
- OCQ
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Ordre des Chiropraticiens du Québec
- OCTW
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Optical Communications Through the shuttle Window
- OECS
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Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (https://www.oecs.org/en/)
- OFCC
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Office of Federal Contract Compliance
The abbreviation OFCC (Office of Federal Contract Compliance) is included in the abbreviation OFCCP (Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs).
- OFCCP
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Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp)
The abbreviation OFCCP (Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs) includes the abbreviation OFCC (Office of Federal Contract Compliance).
- OFQJ
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Office Franco-Québécois pour la Jeunesse
- OHSU
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Oregon Health and Science University (www.ohsu.edu)
- OICA
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Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy
- OIQ
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Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec (https://www2.oiq.qc.ca/)
- ONGC
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Office des Normes Générales du Canada
- ONT
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Ontario International Airport (https://www.flyontario.com/)
- OOS
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Orbit-to-Orbit Shuttle
- OPA
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Ontario Psychological Association (https://www.psych.on.ca/)
- OPDQ
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Ordre Professionnel des Diététistes du Québec
- OPESH
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Observatoire de la Pauvreté et de l’Exclusion Sociale en Haïti
- OQLF
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Office Québécois de la Langue Française (https://www.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/)
- ORRCA
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Ontario Research Centre for Computer Algebra (www.orcca.on.ca)
- OSA
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Oklahoma Sociological Association
- OSAJ
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Optical Society of America Journal
- OSAJI
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Optical Society of America Journal - Optics and Image Science
- OSC
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Orbital Sciences Corporation
- OSD
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Office of the Secretary of Defense
- OSERA
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Ohio Scientific Education & Research Association
- OSHA
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (https://www.osha.gov/)
- OSHA
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Occupational Safety and Health Act
- OSTF
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Off-Site Test Facility
The abbreviation OSTF (Off-Site Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- OTEA
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United States Army Operational Test and Evaluation Agency
- OTPP
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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
- OklRe
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University of Oklahoma Observatory Reprints
- PAA
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Pan American Airlines
- PAAF
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Property Appraisers Association of Florida (www.paaf.net)
- PAAS
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Publications of the American Astronomical Society
- PAB
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Publications of The Astrophysics Branch
- PACPhA
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Proceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association
- PAF
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Pinellas Animal Foundation (http://pinellasanimalfoundation.org/)
The Pinellas Animal Foundation is a a non-profit veterinary and community partnership dedicated to improved animal care, owner responsibility and increased awareness of the value of the human/animal bond. Its main programs are the Pet Loss Support Group and The Pet Professor educational outreach to teach elementary children in the Pinellas County School system about responsible pet care, safety and ownership.
- PAFB
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Patrick Air Force Base
The abbreviation PAFB (Patrick Air Force Base) includes abbreviations AF (Air Force) and AFB (Air Force Base).
- PAFG
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Plan de Acción Forestal para Guatemala
- PAHA
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Polish American Historical Association
- PAM
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Psychological Association of Manitoba
- PAMS
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Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society
- PAPEI
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Psychological Association of Prince Edward Island
- PAPhS
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Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society
- PAUTx
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University of Texas Publications in Astronomy
- PCCA
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Professional Compounding Centers of America (www.pccarx.com)
- PDAA
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Publications of the Department of Astronomy, Austin, Texas
- PEFMC
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Public Education Foundation of Marion County (https://pefmc.org/)
- PEIPRB
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Prince Edward Island Psychologists Registration Board
- PEMEX
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Petróleos Mexicanos (www.pemex.com)
- PFA
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Palmdale Final Assembly
- PFCE
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Prestation Fiscale Canadienne pour Enfants
- PFNG
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Programa Forestal Nacional de Guatemala
- PGA
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Producer's Guild of America (www.producersguild.org)
- PGCC
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Prince George's Community College
- PHMSA
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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/)
- PIB
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Pyrotechnic Installation Building
- PICW
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The President’s Interagency Council on Women
- PKirO
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Publications of the Kirkwood Observatory of Indiana University
- PLQ
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Parti Libéral du Québec (https://plq.org/fr/)
- PNDA
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Pensionnat Notre-Dame-des-Anges (www.pnda.qc.ca)
- POMin
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Publications of the Astronomical Observatory University of Minnesota
- POTUS
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President Of The United States
- PQ
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Parti Québécois
- PRB
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Parachute Refurbishment Building
- PSAC
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Presidential Scientific Advisory Committee
- PSMI
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Pryde Schropp McComb, Inc (www.psmi.ca)
- PSU
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Pennsylvania State University (www.psu.edu)
- PVMA
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Pre-Veterinary Medical Association
- PWGSC
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Public Works and Government Services Canada (www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca)
= TPSGC | Travaux Publics et Services Gouvernementaux Canada | In French
- PhASp
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Physics and Astrophysics from Spacelab
- PhyNY
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Physics New York
- PÉPINES
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Promotion des Estriennes Pour Initier une Nouvelle Équité Sociale (www.pepines.com)
- QSL
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Quebec Sign Language
= LSQ | Langue des Signes Québécoise | In French
- RAMC
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Régime Canadien d’Accès aux Médicaments
= CAMR | Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime | In English
- RBS
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Radar Bomb Scoring
- RCA
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Radio Corporation of America
- RCCB
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Rockwell Configuration Control Board
The abbreviation RCCB (Rockwell Configuration Control Board) includes abbreviations CB (Control Board) and CCB (Configuration Control Board).
- RCEA
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Revue Canadienne des Études Africaines
- RCM
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Rugby Club de Montréal
- RCMP
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- RCN
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Rockwell Communication Network
- RCRA
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
- RCYC
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Royal Canadian Yacht Club
- REDAC
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Rockwell Electronic Design Analysis Code
- REDB
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Rockwell Engineering Data Base
The abbreviation REDB (Rockwell Engineering Data Base) includes the abbreviation DB (Data Base).
- RGC
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Roanoke Gas Company (https://www.roanokegas.com/)
- RIA
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Research Institute on Addictions (www.ria.buffalo.edu)
- RIAA
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Recording Industry Association of America (www.riaa.com)
- RIAAO
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Rhode Island Association of Assessing Officers (https://riaao.org/)
- RIADB
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Rockwell Integrity Assurance Data Base
The abbreviation RIADB (Rockwell Integrity Assurance Data Base) includes the abbreviation DB (Data Base).
- RICA
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Rockwell Interdivisional Contract Agreement
- RIDS
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Rockwell Integrated Defense Simulator
- RIJS
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Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (https://rijs.fas.harvard.edu/)
The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (RIJS) is a center supporting research activities concerning Japan and Japanese Studies. Its mission is to advance teaching and research on Japan, to stimulate scholarly and public interest about Japan and U.S.-Japan relations, and to strengthen ties between Harvard University and Japan and between Japan and the United States.
- RIMSS
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Rockwell International Modular Satellite System
- RISA
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Religion in South Asia
- RISC
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Rockwell Integration Support Contract
- RISEC
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Rockwell International Shuttle Equipment Cradle
- RLA
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Richard Long & Associates
- RMABA
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Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (www.rmaba.org)
- RMxAA
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Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica
- RMxF
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Revista Mexicana de Física
- RNANTNU
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Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (www.rnantnu.ca)
- RNAO
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Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (https://rnao.ca/)
- ROM
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Royal Ontario Museum (https://www.rom.on.ca/en)
- ROSES
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Rockwell Operational Software Engineering System
- ROST
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Rockwell Operational System for Trades
- RPCI
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute (https://www.roswellpark.org/)
- RRQ
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Régime de Rentes du Québec
- RSA
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Renaissance Society of America (www.rsa.org)
- RSDB
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Rockwell Supplier Data Base
The abbreviation RSDB (Rockwell Supplier Data Base) includes the abbreviation DB (Data Base).
- RSEAM
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Rockwell System Engineering Analysis Model
- RSNA
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Radiological Society of North America (https://www.rsna.org/)
- RSOC
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Rockwell Space Operations Company
- RSSPO
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Resident Space Shuttle Project Office
The abbreviation RSSPO (Resident Space Shuttle Project Office) includes abbreviations PO (Project Office) and SS (Space Shuttle).
- RTAMS
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Representation Theory of the American Mathematical Society
- RTAW
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Rockwell Tandem Arc Weld
- RTC
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Réseau de Transport de la Capitale
- RTL
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Réseau de Transport de Longueuil
- RVCF
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Remote Vehicle Checkout Facility
- RXTE
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Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer
- SAAQ
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Société de l'Assurance Automobile du Québec
- SAB
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Satellite Assembly Building
- SAB
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Shuttle Assembly Building
- SAB
-
Spacecraft Assembly Building
- SAB
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Storage and Assembly Building
- SACO
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Service d'Assistance Canadienne aux Organismes
= CESO | Canadian Executive Service Organization | In English
- SAFSP
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Secretary of the Air Force Special Projects
The abbreviation SAFSP (Secretary of the Air Force Special Projects) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- SAH
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Society of American Historians
- SAHS
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Swiss American Historical Society
- SAIL
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Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory
- SAL
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Shuttle Avionics Laboratory
- SAL
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Supersonic Aerophysics Laboratory
- SAM
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Shuttle Activation Monitor
- SAM
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Shuttle Attachment Manipulator
- SAMS
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Shuttle Attached Manipulator System
- SAMTEC
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Space And Missile Test Center