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    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    ABC

    American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics

    In English

    ABCPD

    Alliance for Best Clinical Practices in Dentistry

    In English

    ABNT

    Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (www.abnt.org.br)

    In Portuguese

    ACCSQ

    ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality

    In English

    AENOR

    Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación

    In Spanish

    AES

    Advanced Encryption Standard

    In English

    AFCAB

    Association Française de Certification des Armatures du béton (www.afcab.com)

    In French

    AFNOR

    Association Française de Normalisation (www.afnor.org)

    In French

    AFS
    Air Force Standard

    The abbreviation AFS (Air Force Standard) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).

    In English

    AGMC

    Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center

    In English

    AM

    Ante Meridiem

    In Latin

    AMN

    Asociación MERCOSUR para la Normalización

    In Spanish

    AN

    Advisory Note

    In English

    ANAB

    ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board

    In English

    ANC

    Autorité des Normes Comptables

    In French

    ANSI

    American National Standards Institute (www.ansi.org)

    In English

    AOT

    Actual Operating Time

    In English

    AOT

    Avionics Operating Time

    In English

    API

    American Petroleum Institute (https://www.api.org/)

    In English

    APLMF

    Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum

    In English

    APTT

    Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time

    In English

    ARATEM

    Agence Rhône-Alpes pour la Maîtrise des Technologies de Mesure

    In French

    ASA

    American Standards Association

    In English

    ASA

    Advertising Standards Authority

    In English

    ASAP

    As Soon As Possible

    In English

    ASCII

    American Standard Code for Information Interchange

    In English

    ASG

    Aeronautical Standards Group

    In English

    ASME

    American Standards for Mechanical Engineering

    In English

    ASQUER

    ASsociation pour la QUalification des Équipements de la Route

    In French

    ASRO

    Asociaţia de Standardizare din România (https://www.asro.ro)

    In Romanian

    AST

    Atlantic Standard Time

    In English

    ATCG

    Association Technique pour la Certification des Granulats

    In French

    ATIS

    Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (www.atis.org)

    In English

    AU

    Astronomical Unit

    In English

    AVQP

    Aussi Vite Que Possible

    In French

    AZS

    Azərbaycan Respublikasının Standartlaşdırma, Metrologiya və Patent üzrə Dövlət Agentliyi

    In Azerbaijani

    AnGVP

    Annales du Bureau des Longitudes

    In French

    BCCA

    Belgian Construction Certification Association

    In English

    BEAB

    British Electrotechnical Approvals Board

    In English

    BEC

    British Electrotechnical Committee

    In English

    BEC
    Belgisch Elektrotechnisch Comité

    = CEB | Comité Électrotechnique Belge | In English

    In Dutch

    BIML

    Bureau International de Métrologie Légale

    In French

    BIN
    Belgisch Instituut voor Normalisatie (www.ibn.be)

    = IBN | Institut Belge de Normalisation | In French

    In Dutch

    BIPM
    Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (https://www.bipm.org/)

    = BIPM | Bureau Internacional de Pesos e Medidas | In Portuguese
    = IBMG | Internationales Büro für Maß und Gewicht | In German
    = BIPM | Buroo Internacia pri Pezoj kaj Mezuroj | In Esperanto

    In French

    BIPM
    Bureau Internacional de Pesos e Medidas (https://www.bipm.org/)

    = IBMG (see above)

    In Portuguese

    BIPM
    Buroo Internacia pri Pezoj kaj Mezuroj (https://www.bipm.org/)

    = IBMG (see above)

    In Esperanto

    BIS

    Bureau of Indian Standards (http://bis.org.in)

    In English

    BISFA

    Bureau International pour la Standardisation des Fibres Artificielles

    In French

    BNAAH

    Bureau de Normalisation des Activités Aquatiques et Hyperbares

    In French

    BNAE

    Bureau de Normalisation de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (www.bnae.asso.fr)

    In French

    BNCM

    Bureau de Normalisation du Cinéma et de la Vidéo

    In French

    BNIB

    Bureau de Normalisation de l'Industrie du Béton

    In French

    BNIP

    Bureau de Normalisation de l'Industrie Papetière

    In French

    BNLH

    Bureau de Normalisation des Liants Hydrauliques

    In French

    BNSI

    Barbados National Standards Institution

    In English

    BNSR

    Bureau de Normalisation des Sols et Routes

    In French

    BNTB

    Bureau de Normalisation des Techniques du Bâtiment

    In French

    BNTEC

    Bureau de Normalisation des Techniques et des Équipements de la Construction

    In French

    BOBS

    Botswana Bureau of Standards

    In English

    BOCA

    Building Officials Code Administrators International

    In English

    BP

    Before Present

    In English

    BPS

    Bureau of Product Standards

    In English

    BRML

    Biroul Român de Metrologie Legală

    In Romanian

    BRS

    Business Requirement Specifications

    In English

    BS

    British Standards (https://www.bsigroup.com)

    In English

    BSI

    British Standards Institution (https://www.bsigroup.com)

    In English

    BSMD

    Bahrain Standards & Metrology Directorate

    In English

    BSN

    Badan Standardisasi Nasional

    In Indonesian

    BSTI

    Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution

    In English

    BVN

    Byggebransjens Våtromsnorm

    In Norwegian

    BuBIH

    Bulletin Horaire du Bureau International de l'Heure

    In French

    CAN

    Certification Analysis Network

    In English

    CAR

    Certification Analysis Requirements

    In English

    CAR

    Certification Approval Request

    In English

    CARIMET
    Caribbean Metrology Cooperation

    = CARIMET | Coopération Caribéenne de Métrologie | In French
    = CARIMET | Cooperação Caribenha de Metrologia | In Portuguese

    In English

    CARIMET
    Coopération Caribéenne de Métrologie

    = CARIMET (see above)

    In French

    CARIMET
    Cooperação Caribenha de Metrologia

    = CARIMET (see above)

    In Portuguese

    CAS
    Cost Accounting Standard

    The abbreviation CAS (Cost Accounting Standard) is included in the abbreviation CASB (Cost Accounting Standards Board).

    In English

    CASB
    Cost Accounting Standards Board

    The Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) is an independent board legislatively established to make, promulgate, and amend cost accounting standards (CAS) and interpretations so as to achieve uniformity and consistency in the practices governing the measurement, assignment, and allocation of costs to contracts with the United States.

    The abbreviation CASB (Cost Accounting Standards Board) includes the abbreviation CAS (Cost Accounting Standard).

    In English

    CB
    Certification Board

    The abbreviation CB (Certification Board) is included in the abbreviation CCB (CEN Certification Board).

    In English

    CCA

    CENELEC Certification Agreement

    In English

    CCB
    CEN Certification Board

    The abbreviation CCB (CEN Certification Board) includes the abbreviation CB (Certification Board).

    In English

    CCITT

    Certification for IT&T

    In English

    CCW

    Counterclockwise

    In English

    CDC

    Countdown Clock

    In English

    CDT

    Central Daylight Time

    In English

    CDT

    Countdown Time

    In English

    CEB
    Comité Électrotechnique Belge

    = BEC, CEB (see above)

    In English

    CEN

    Comité Européen de Normalisation

    In French

    CENELEC

    Comité Européen de Normalisation Électrotechnique (www.cenelec.eu)

    In French

    CERP

    Comité Européen de Réglementation Postale

    In French

    CESA

    Canadian Engineering Standards Association

    In English

    CETEHOR

    Centre Technique de l’Industrie Horlogère

    In French

    CGPM

    Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures

    In French

    CI

    Certification Inspection

    In English

    CIPM
    Comité International des Poids et Mesures

    = CIPM | Comitê International des Pesos e Medidas | In Portuguese

    In French

    CIPM
    Comitê International des Pesos e Medidas

    = CIPM (see above)

    In Portuguese

    CIS

    Certification & Information Security Services GmbH

    In English

    CIUMR
    Comisión Internacional de Unidades y Medidas Radiológicas

    = ICRU | International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements | In English
    = CIUMR | Commission Internationale des Unités et des Mesures de Radiation | In French
    = CIUMR | Comissão Internacional de Unidades e Medidas Radiação | In Portuguese

    In Spanish

    CIUMR
    Commission Internationale des Unités et des Mesures de Radiation

    = ICRU (see above)

    In French

    CIUMR
    Comissão Internacional de Unidades e Medidas Radiação

    = ICRU (see above)

    In Portuguese

    CLT

    Cairo Local Time

    In English

    CMRS
    Configuration Management Requirements Standard

    The abbreviation CMRS (Configuration Management Requirements Standard) includes the abbreviation CM (Configuration Management).

    In English

    CNAE

    Comité Nord-Américain d’Étalonnage

    In French

    CNAP

    Catalogue des Normes Anti-Pollution

    In French

    CODINORM

    Côte d’Ivoire Normalisation (https://www.codinorm.ci/)

    In French

    COFR

    Certificate Of Flight Readiness

    In English

    COFR

    Certification Of Flight Readiness

    In English

    COFRAC

    Comité Français d'Accréditation

    In French

    COPANIT

    Comisión Panameña de Normas Industriales y Técnicas

    In Spanish

    COPANT

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

    In Spanish

    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

    CP
    Candlepower

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

    In English

    CPDH

    Comité Professionnel de Développement de l’Horlogerie

    In French

    CPFC

    Cahier de Prescriptions de Fabrication et de Contrôles

    In French

    CR

    Certification Request

    In English

    CR
    Certification Requirement

    The abbreviation CR (Certification Requirement) is included in the abbreviation CRI (Certification Requirements Index).

    In English

    CRC

    Comité de la Réglementation Comptable

    In French

    CRDP
    Certification Review Data Package

    The abbreviation CRDP (Certification Review Data Package) includes the abbreviation DP (Data Package).

    In English

    CRI
    Certification Requirements Index

    The abbreviation CRI (Certification Requirements Index) includes the abbreviation CR (Certification Requirement).

    In English

    CROSQ

    CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (www.crosq.org)

    In English

    CRT

    Computer Response Time

    In English

    CSBTS

    China State Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision

    In English

    CSK

    Committee for Standardization of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

    In English

    CSR
    Certification Status Report

    The abbreviation CSR (Certification Status Report) includes the abbreviation SR (Status Report).

    In English

    CST

    Central Standard Time

    In English

    CSTP

    California Standards for the Teaching Profession

    In English

    CT

    Central Time

    In English

    CTE

    Central Timing Equipment

    In English

    CTN

    Certification Test Network

    In English

    CTP

    Communications Timing Procedure

    In English

    CTR

    Certification Test Requirement

    In English

    CTR

    Certification Test Review

    In English

    CTU

    Central Timing Unit

    In English

    CUT
    Coordinated Universal Time

    The abbreviation CUT (Coordinated Universal Time) includes the abbreviation UT (Universal Time).

    In English

    CYS

    Cyprus Organization of Standardisation

    In English

    DCR

    Design Certification Review

    In English

    DES

    Data Encryption Standard

    In English

    DGN

    Dirección General de Normas

    In Spanish

    DGSM

    Directorate General for Specifications and Measurements

    In English

    DIN

    Deutsches Institut für Normung (www.din.de)

    In German

    DIS
    Draft International Standard

    The abbreviation DIS (Draft International Standard) is included in the abbreviation FDIS (Final Draft International Standard), and it includes the abbreviation IS (International Standard).

    In English

    DISP
    Draft International Standardized Profile

    The abbreviation DISP (Draft International Standardized Profile) is included in the abbreviation PDISP (Proposed Draft International Standardized Profile), and it includes the abbreviation ISP (International Standardized Profile).

    In English

    DOA

    Date of Announcement

    In English

    DODISS

    Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards

    In English

    DOP

    Date of Publication

    In English

    DOR

    Date of Ratification

    In English

    DOW

    Date of Withdrawal

    In English

    DPS

    Drejtoria e Përgjithshme e Standardizimit (www.dps.gov.al)

    In Albanian

    DS

    Dansk Standard

    In Danish

    DSS

    Digital Signature Standard

    In English

    DSSU

    State Committee of Ukraine on Technical Regulation and Consumer Policy

    In English

    DT

    Delayed Time

    In English

    EA

    European Cooperation for Accreditation

    In English

    EAC

    European Accreditation of Certification

    In English

    EAL

    European Accreditation of Laboratories

    In English

    EAN

    European Article Number

    In English

    ECBS

    European Committee for Banking Standards (https://www.ecbs.org/)

    In English

    ECITC

    European Committee for IT&T Testing and Certification

    In English

    ECITC/OTL

    European Committee for IT&T Testing and Certification Group on OSI Testing Liaison

    In English

    ECSS

    European Cooperation for Space Standardization

    In English

    EDT

    Eastern Daylight Time

    In English

    EEPCA

    European Electrical Products Certification Association

    In English

    EGT

    Elapsed Ground Time

    In English

    EIT

    Entry Interface Time

    In English

    ELSECOM

    European Electrotechnical Sectoral Committee for Testing and Certification

    In English

    EMEDCA

    European Active Medical Devices Certification Agreement

    In English

    EMLMF

    Euro-Mediterranean Legal Metrology Forum

    In English

    ENEC

    European Norms Electrical Certification

    In English

    ENS-CC

    ENS (European Nervous System) Certification Center

    In English

    EOS
    Egyptian Organization for Standards and Quality (www.eos.org.eg/en/)

    = EOS | Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality | In English
    = EOS | Egyptian Organization for Standardization | In English

    In English

    EOS
    Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (www.eos.org.eg/en/)

    = EOS (see above)

    In English

    EOS
    Egyptian Organization for Standardization (www.eos.org.eg/en/)

    = EOS (see above)

    In English

    EOTA
    European Organisation for Technical Approvals

    = EOTA | European Organization for Technical Approvals | In English

    In English

    EOTA
    European Organization for Technical Approvals

    = EOTA (see above)

    In English

    EOTC

    European Organisation for Testing and Certification

    In English

    ES

    European Specification

    In English

    ESA

    Ethiopian Standards Agency (https://ethiostandards.org/)

    In English

    ESONE

    Committee for European Studies on Norms for Electronics

    In English

    EST

    Eastern Standard Time

    In English

    ET
    Elapsed Time

    The abbreviation ET (Elapsed Time) is included in abbreviations such as MET (Mission Elapsed Time), FET (Flight Elapsed Time), GET (Ground Elapsed Time), GETI (Ground Elapsed Time of Ignition), GETL (Ground Elapsed Time of Landing), OMET (Orbiter Mission Elapsed Time), PET (Phase Elapsed Time) and PET (Program Elapsed Time).

    In English

    ETC

    European Technical Codes

    In English

    ETCOM

    European Testing Consortium for Office and Manufacturing

    In English

    ETOC

    Estimated Time Of Correction

    In English

    ETS
    European Telecommunications Standard

    The abbreviation ETS (European Telecommunications Standard) is included in the abbreviation IETS (Interim European Telecommunications Standard).

    In English

    ETSI

    European Telecommunications Standards Institute (https://www.etsi.org/)

    In English

    EVS

    Eesti Standardikeskus (www.evs.ee)

    In Estonian

    FAR

    Federal Aviation Regulation

    In English

    FDIS
    Final Draft International Standard

    The abbreviation FDIS (Final Draft International Standard) includes abbreviations DIS (Draft International Standard) and IS (International Standard).

    In English

    FET
    Flight Elapsed Time

    The abbreviation FET (Flight Elapsed Time) includes the abbreviation ET (Elapsed Time).

    In English

    FFC

    Final Flight Certification

    In English

    FHS

    Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

    In English

    FIPS

    Federal Information Processing Standard

    In English

    FONDONORMA

    Fondo para la Normalización y Certificación de Calidad

    In Spanish

    FRC

    Flight Readiness Certification

    In English

    FS

    Federal Specification

    In English

    FSCM

    Federal Supply Code for Manufacturers

    In English

    FT&C
    Formal Training and Certification

    The abbreviation FT&C (Formal Training and Certification) includes the abbreviation FT (Formal Training).

    In English

    FTSQCO
    Fiji Trade Standards and Quality Control Office

    The abbreviation FTSQCO (Fiji Trade Standards and Quality Control Office) includes the abbreviation QC (Quality Control).

    In English

    GET
    Ground Elapsed Time

    The abbreviation GET (Ground Elapsed Time) is included in abbreviations such as GETI (Ground Elapsed Time of Ignition) and GETL (Ground Elapsed Time of Landing), and it includes the abbreviation ET (Elapsed Time).

    In English

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