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    Code

    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    COLA

    Cost-Of-Living Adjustment

    In English

    COLA

    Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies

    In English

    COLD
    Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease

    = BPCO | Broncho-Pneumopathie Chronique Obstructive | In French
    = COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | In English
    = MPOC | Maladie Pulmonaire Obstructive Chronique | In French
    = COAD | Chronisch obstruktive Atemwegserkrankung | In German
    = EPOC | Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica | In Spanish
    = BPCO | Broncopneumopatia Cronica Ostruttiva | In Italian
    = DPOC | Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crónica | In Portuguese
    = KOAH | Kronik Obstrüktif Akciğer Hastalığı | In Turkish

    In English

    COLD/ERM

    Computer Output to Laser Disk/Enterprise Report Management

    In English

    COLINE

    COLlection d'INformations Élaborées

    In French

    COLITRAH

    Comité de Liaison pour le Transport des Personnes Handicapées

    In French

    COLO

    Club Opportunité des Logiciels Ouverts

    In French

    COM

    Computer Output Microfiche

    In English

    COM

    Computer Output Microfilm

    In English

    COMA

    Cache-Only Memory Architecture

    In English

    COMAC

    Comité d'Action Militaire

    In French

    COMAGA

    Communauté d’Agglomération du Grand Angoulême

    In French

    COMAS

    Combined Orbital Maneuvering and Abort System

    In English

    COMECON
    Council of Mutual Economic Assistance

    = СЭВ | Совет экономической взаимопомощи | In Russian
    = CAEM | Conseil d'Assistance Économique Mutuelle | In French
    = СИВ | Съвет за икономическа взаимопомощ | In Bulgarian
    = CAEM | Consell d'Assistència Econòmica Mútua | In Catalan
    = KREH | Konsilio de Reciproka Ekonomia Helpo | In Esperanto
    = RGW | Rat für gegenseitige Wirtschaftshilfe | In German
    = CAME | Consejo de Ayuda Mutua Económica | In Spanish
    = KGST | Kölcsönös Gazdasági Segítség Tanácsa | In Hungarian
    = SEV | Sovet Ekonomitšeskoi Vzaimopomoštši | In Russian
    = KNER | Këshilli i Ndihmës Ekonomike Reciproke | In Albanian
    = RVHP | Rada vzájemné hospodářské pomoci | In Czech
    = RWPG | Rada Wzajemnej Pomocy Gospodarczej | In Polish
    = CAER | Consiliul de Ajutor Economic Reciproc | In Romanian
    = RVHP | Rada vzájomnej hospodárskej pomoci | In Slovak
    = HĐTTKT | Hội đồng Tương trợ kinh tế | In Vietnamese
    = РЕВ | Рада Економічної Взаємодопомоги | In Ukrainian
    = CAME | Consello de Axuda Mutua Económica | In Galician

    In English

    COMEGO

    Compañía Mexicana de Gerencia y Operación

    In Spanish

    COMES

    Commissariat à l'Énergie Solaire

    In French

    COMESA

    Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (www.comesa.int)

    In English

    COMET

    Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies

    In English

      COMETT

      Community Action Programme for Education and Training in Technology

      In English

      COMEXI

      Consejo de Comercio Exterior e Inversiones

      In Spanish

      COMI

      Cooperazione per il Mondo in via di Sviluppo

      In Italian

      COMLE

      Commandement de la Légion Étrangère

      In French

      COMORE

      Contrôle et Modélisation de Ressources Renouvelables

      In French

      COMPAS

      Centre on Migration, Policy and Society

      In English

      COMPASS-K

      Comprehensive Ocean Modeling, Prediction, Analysis and Synthesis System in the Kuroshio region

      In English

      COMPSIM

      Concept Mission Performance Simulation

      In English

      COMRA

      China Ocean Minerals Research and Development Association

      In English

      COMS

      Connection Oriented Message Service

      In English

      COMSAT

      Communications Satellite

      In English

      COMT

      Commission des Marchés à Terme de Marchandises

      In French

      COMTR

      COMSAT Technical Review

      In English

      CONAD

      Consorzio Nazionale Dettaglianti

      In Italian

      CONAD

      Congresso Nacional de Administração

      In Portuguese

      CONAP
      Confederación de Nacionalidades Amazónicas del Perú

      = CONAP | Confederation of Amazonian Nationalities of Peru | In English
      = CONAP | Confédération des Nationalités Amazoniennes du Pérou | In French
      = CONAP | Confederação das Nações Amazônicas do Peru | In Portuguese

      In Spanish

      CONAP
      Confederation of Amazonian Nationalities of Peru

      = CONAP (see above)

      In English

      CONAP
      Confédération des Nationalités Amazoniennes du Pérou

      = CONAP (see above)

      In French

      CONAP
      Confederação das Nações Amazônicas do Peru

      = CONAP (see above)

      In Portuguese

      CONAPRI

      Consejo Nacional de Promoción de Inversiones

      In Spanish

      CONASUR

      Conseil National de Secours, d’Urgence et de Réhabilitation (www.conasur.gov.bf)

      In French

      CONATEL

      Consejo Nacional de Telecomunicaciones

      In Spanish

      CONEF

      Commission Nationale pour l'Éducation des Filles

      In French

      CONFAPI

      Confederazione Italiana della Piccola e Media Industria

      In Italian

      CONFETRA

      Confederazione Generale Italiana del Traffico e dei Trasporti

      In Italian

      CONI

      Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (www.coni.it)

      In Italian

      CONIE

      Comisión Nacional de Investigación del Espacio

      In Spanish

      CONPIROM

      Confederaţia Patronală din Industria Română

      In English

      CONQUEST

      Conference on Quality Engineering in Software Technology

      In English

      CONSUEL

      COmité National pour la Sécurité des Usagers de l'ÉLectricité

      In French

      CONUS

      Continental United States

      In English

      CONVINCE

      Consortium of North American Veterinary Interactive New Concept Education

      In English

      COO

      Commissie voor Openbare Onderstand

      In Dutch

      COO

      Chief Operating Officer

      In English

      COOP

      Continuity Of Operations Plan

      In English

      COOP

      Centre Opérationnel d'Optimisation de la Production

      In French

      COOPOL

      Capacité d'appui aérien aux Opérations de secOurs et POLice

      In French

      COP

      Central Operations Program

      In English

        COP

        Co-Orbiting Platform

        In English

        COP

        Coefficients Of Performance

        In English

          COP

          Combined Operations Plan

          In English

          COP

          Contingency Operations Plan

          In English

          COP

          Conference of the Parties

          In English

            COP

            Centre d'Orientation des Paiements

            In French

            COP
            Conseiller en Orientation Professionnelle

            The abbreviation COP (Conseiller en Orientation Professionnelle) includes the abbreviation OP (Orientation Professionnelle).

            In French

            COP

            Conseiller d'Orientation Psychologue

            In French

            COP

            Convention d'Occupation Précaire

            In French

            COP

            Centre Opérationnel Pandémie

            In French

            COPANIT

            Comisión Panameña de Normas Industriales y Técnicas

            In Spanish

            COPANT

            Comisión Panamericana de Normas Técnicas (https://www.copant.org/)

            In Spanish

            COPCOV

            Chloroquine Prevention of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the Healthcare Setting

            In English

            COPD
            Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

            = COLD, BPCO, MPOC, COAD, EPOC, DPOC, KOAH (see above)

            In English

            COPE

            Cooperazione Paesi Emergenti

            In Italian

            COPEC

            Contribution de la Psychologie et de l'Ergonomie Cognitives (à la coopération homme-machine dans la conduite automobile)

            In French

            COPENOR

            Compagnie Pétrochimique du Nord

            In French

            COPM

            Canadian Occupational Performance Measure

            In English

            COPM

            Committee on Petroleum Measurement

            In English

            COPRIN

            Contraintes, OPtimisation et Résolution par INtervalles

            In French

            COPS

            Comité politique et de sécurité

            In French

            COPS

            Common Open Policy Service

            In English

            COQ

            Certificate Of Qualification

            In English

              COR
              Contracting Officer Representative

              The abbreviation COR (Contracting Officer Representative) includes the abbreviation CO (Contracting Officer).

              In English

              COR

              Clasificarea Ocupaţiilor din România

              In Romanian

              CORA

              Coherent Optical Radar Amplifier

              In English

              CORAF

              Conférence de Responsables de Recherche Agronomique Africains

              In French

              CORBA

              Common Object Request Broker Architecture

              In English

              CORC

              Corcoran College of Art and Design

              In English

              CORDIC

              COordinate Rotation DIgital Computer

              In English

              CORDIS

              Community Research and Development Information Service

              In English

              CORE

              Common Operational Research Equipment

              In English

              CORE

              Common Ocean-ice Reference Experiments

              In English

              COREG

              Communication et ORganisation en cas d'Evénement Grave

              In French

              COREM

              Comité de Coordination des Centres de Recherches en Mécanique

              In French

              COREMED

              Cooperative Centre for Regenerative Medicine

              In English

              COREO

              Consortium of Regional Ecological Observatories

              In English

              CORESE

              Conceptual Resource Search Engine

              In English

              CORESSA

              Compagnie de Restauration et de Services Aéroportuaires

              In French

              CORIF

              Collectif Régional pour l'Information et la Formation

              In French

              CORINE

              Coordination des Informations sur l'Environnement

              In French

              CORINNA

              Cooperation of Regions for Innovation

              In English

              CORMOSEA

              Committee on Research Materials on Southeast Asia

              In English

              CORP

              Competence Center of Urban and Regional Planning

              In English

              CORPEI

              Corporación de Promoción de Exportaciones e Inversiones

              In Spanish

              CORRECNE
              Commission de Restructuration et de Renforcement du Centre National des Équipements

              The abbreviation CORRECNE (Commission de Restructuration et de Renforcement du Centre National des Équipements) includes the abbreviation CNE (Centre National des Équipements).

              In French

              CORRI

              Comité Régional de Restructuration Industrielle

              In French

              CORS

              Centrum Ogólnopolskich Rejestrów Sądowych i Informatyzacji Resortu (www.cors.gov.pl)

              In Polish

              CORSA

              Cosmic Radiation Satellite

              In English

              CORTECHS

              Convention de formation pour les techniciens supérieurs

              In French

              COS

              Carry-On Oxygen System

              In English

              COS
              Checkout Station

              = CS | Checkout Station | In English

              In English

              COS
              Console Operating System

              The abbreviation COS (Console Operating System) includes the abbreviation OS (Operating System).

              In English

              COS

              Comité d’Orientation Scientifique

              In French

              COS

              Comité des Oeuvres Sociales

              In French

              COS

              Coefficient d'Occupation des Sols

              In French

              COS

              Complément d'Objet Second

              In French

              COS

              Comité Opérationnel Sécurité

              In French

              COS

              Commandant des Opérations de Secours

              In French

              COS
              Cray Operating System

              The abbreviation COS (Cray Operating System) includes the abbreviation OS (Operating System).

              In English

              COS

              Commandement des Opérations Spéciales

              In French

              COSATI

              Committee On Scientific And Technical Information

              In English

              COSEC

              Complexe Sportif Évolutif Couvert

              In French

              COSI

              Closeout System Installation

              In English

                COSI

                Comité Ouvrier de Secours Immédiat

                In French

                COSIM

                Climate, Ocean and Sea Ice Modeling Project (http://climate.lanl.gov)

                In English

                COSIP

                Commission du compte de soutien à l'industrie des programmes

                In French

                COSIP

                Compte de Soutien à l'Industrie des Programmes

                In French

                COSIRIX

                COmposants et Systèmes Innovants pour la Radiologie Interventionnelle par rayons X

                In French

                COSIS

                Care Of Supplies In Storage

                In English

                COSL

                Comité Olympique et Sportif Luxembourgeois

                In French

                COSM

                Checkout Servicing and Maintenance

                In English

                COSMIC
                COmputer Software Management and Information Center

                The COmputer Software Management and Information Center (COSMIC) is a special NASA service that offers computer programs capable of being adapted to secondary usage while developed for the space program or for other technology generating agencies. Located at the University of Georgia, the COSMIC’s library contains programs for such purposes as structural analysis, artificial intelligence, computational fluid dynamics, thermal analysis, image processing, or project management.

                The abbreviation COSMIC (COmputer Software Management and Information Center) includes the abbreviation IC (Information Center).

                In English

                COSMOS

                COmputer System for Main frame OperationS

                In English

                COSOR

                Comité des Œuvres Sociales de la Résistance

                In French

                COSPAC

                Cost/Schedule Planning And Control

                In English

                COSPAR

                Committee on Space Research

                In English

                COSPE

                Cooperazione per lo Sviluppo dei Paesi Emergenti

                In Italian

                COSQC
                Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control

                The abbreviation COSQC (Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control) includes the abbreviation QC (Quality Control).

                In English

                COSS

                Cadres des Organismes du Secteur Social

                In French

                COSSE

                Comité pour la Sauvegarde de la Santé et de l'Environnement

                In French

                COSSIM

                Centre Opérationnel des Services de Secours et d’Incendie de Marseille

                In French

                COST

                Co-operation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research

                In English

                COSTAR

                Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement

                In English

                COSV

                Comitato di coordinamento delle Organizzazioni per il Servizio Volontario (https://www.cosv.org/)

                In Italian

                COSY

                COntrôle de SYntaxe

                In French

                COT

                Critical Optical Technology

                In English

                  COT

                  Collectif des Objecteurs Tarnais

                  In French

                  COTAM

                  Commandement du Transport Aérien Militaire

                  In French

                  COTANCE

                  Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community

                  In English

                  COTED

                  Council on Trade and Development

                  In English

                  COTEFE

                  Comité Technique de coordination de la Filière Électronique

                  In French

                  COTOREP

                  Commission Technique d'Orientation et de Reclassement Professionnel

                  In French

                  COTPAL
                  Comité Técnico Permanente sobre Asuntos Laborales

                  = COTPAL | Comitê Técnico Permanente sobre Assuntos Trabalhistas | In Portuguese

                  In Spanish

                  COTPAL
                  Comitê Técnico Permanente sobre Assuntos Trabalhistas

                  = COTPAL (see above)

                  In Portuguese

                  COTR
                  Contracting Officer's Technical Representative

                  The abbreviation COTR (Contracting Officer's Technical Representative) includes the abbreviation CO (Contracting Officer).

                  In English

                  COTS

                  Commercial Off The Shelf

                  In English

                    COTSEAL

                    Council of Teachers of Southeast Asian Languages

                    In English

                    COUGAR

                    Coût des OUvrages GAziers de Réseau

                    In French

                    COV

                    Cutoff Value

                    In English

                      COV

                      Certificat d'Obtention Végétale

                      In French

                      COV

                      Centrum Ontmoeting der Volkeren

                      In Dutch

                      COV

                      Christelijke Ontspannings Vereniging

                      In Dutch

                      COV

                      Composés Organiques Volatils

                      In French

                      COVE

                      Communauté d’agglomération Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin

                      In French

                      COVESAR

                      Comptoir de Vente des Charbons Sarrois

                      In French

                      COVID-19

                      Coronavirus Disease 2019

                      In English

                      COVNM

                      Composés Organiques Volatils Non Méthaniques

                      In French

                      COZ

                      Centre Opérationnel de Zone

                      In French

                      CP

                      Chronische Polyarthritis

                      In German

                      CP
                      Candlepower

                      The abbreviation CP (Candlepower) is included in the abbreviation SCP (Specific Candlepower).

                      In English

                      CP
                      Computer Program

                      The abbreviation CP (Computer Program) is included in abbreviations such as AOCP (AVCS On-Board Computer Program), CPC (Computer Program Component), CPCEI (Computer Program Contract End Item), CPCI (Computer Program Change Instruction), CPCI (Computer Program Configuration Item), CPCR (Computer Program Change Request), CPDDS (Computer Program Detail Design Specification), CPDP (Computer Program Development Plan), CPDS (Computer Program Design Specification), CPDS (Computer Program Detailed Specification), CPDS (Computer Program Development Specification), CPEI (Computer Program End Item), CPIC (Computer Program Integration Contract), CPM (Computer Program Module), CPPS (Computer Program Product Specification), CPT (Computer Program Tape), FSCP (Flight Support Computer Program), GPSCP (Global Positioning System Computer Program), IOCP (ITS On-Board Computer Program), MCP (Master Computer Program), OBCP (On-Board Computer Program), OCCP (Orbit Command Computer Program), PPCP (Postprocessing Computer Program), RFCP (Request For Computer Program), RICP (Real-Time Interactive Computer Program), RTCPS (Real-Time Computer Program System) and SVICP (Shock Vibration Information Center - Shock Vibration Computer Program).

                      In English

                      CP

                      Console Processor

                      In English

                      CP
                      Control Panel

                      The abbreviation CP (Control Panel) is included in abbreviations such as ACP (Astronaut Control Panel), ACP (Audio Control Panel), ASCP (Attitude Set/Control Panel), ASCP (Attitude Set Control Panel), CCP (Change Control Panel), CCP (Computer Control Panel), CCP (Configuration Control Panel), FSCP (Fire Sensor Control Panel), ICP (Indicator Control Panel), ICP (Interface Control Panel), IMCP (Integrated Monitor and Control Panel), MCP (Main Control Panel), MCP (Monitoring and Control Panel), PCP (Power Control Panel), RCCP (Recorder and Communications Control Panel), SCSCP (SCS Control Panel), TRCP (Tape Recorder Control Panel), TSCP (Training Simulator Control Panel), VAACP (Visible Acquisition Aid Control Panel) and ECCP (Experiment Configuration Control Panel).

                      In English

                      CP
                      Control Point

                      The abbreviation CP (Control Point) is included in abbreviations such as BCP (Benchmark Control Point), CCP (Configuration Control Point), ICP (Inventory Control Point) and NICP (National Inventory Control Point).

                      In English

                      CP

                      Coordinated Procurement

                      In English

                      CP

                      Center of Pressure

                      In English

                        CP

                        Checkpoint

                        In English

                        CP

                        Communication Processor

                        In English

                        CP

                        Certificat Préparatoire

                        In French

                        CP

                        Centrumpartij

                        In Dutch

                        CP

                        Constraint Programming

                        In English

                        CP
                        Change Proposal

                        The abbreviation CP (Change Proposal) is included in abbreviations such as CCP (Contract Change Proposal), CCP (Commercial Change Proposal), CECP (Compatibility Engineering Change Proposal), CPA (Change Proposal Analyst), CPM (Change Proposal Manager), ICP (Interface Change Proposal), IDCP (Interdivision Change Proposal), MCP (Master Change Proposal), PCCP (Preliminary Contract Change Proposal), PCP (Project Change Proposal), PECP (Preliminary Engineering Change Proposal), PIECP (Preliminary Impact Engineering Change Proposal), RECP (Request for Engineering Change Proposal), RFECP (Request For Engineering Change Proposal), RFTCP (Request For Test Change Proposal), TCP (Task Change Proposal), EDCP (Engineering Design Change Proposal) and PCP (Program Change Proposal).

                        In English

                        CP/M

                        Control Program for Microcomputers

                        In English

                        CP0

                        Contrat-Programme n°0

                        In French

                        CP1

                        Contrat-Programme n°1

                        In French

                        CP2

                        Contrat-Programme n°2

                        In French

                        CP2C

                        Centre de Professionnalisation Commercial Clientèle

                        In French

                        CP8

                        Circuit Portatif des années 80

                        In French

                        CPA

                        Cost Per Action

                        In English

                        CPA
                        Change Proposal Analyst

                        The abbreviation CPA (Change Proposal Analyst) includes the abbreviation CP (Change Proposal).

                        In English

                        CPA

                        Contingency Planning Aid

                        In English

                          CPA

                          Critical Path Analysis

                          In English

                          CPA

                          Classification of Products by Activity

                          In English

                          CPA

                          Centre de Perfectionnement aux Affaires

                          In French

                          CPA

                          Cessation Progressive d'Activité

                          In French

                          CPA

                          Cellule Présentatrice d'Antigène

                          In French

                          CPA
                          Canadian Psychological Association (www.cpa.ca)

                          = SCP | Société Canadienne de Psychologie | In French

                          In English

                          CPA

                          Certified Public Auditor

                          In English

                          CPA

                          Chartered Public Auditor

                          In English

                          CPA

                          Canadian Payments Association

                          In English

                          CPA

                          Classe Préparatoire à l'Apprentissage

                          In French

                          CPA

                          Child Protection Advisor

                          In English

                            CPA

                            Commando Parachutiste de l’Air

                            In French

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