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  • Applied sciences

    Applied sciences, technology.

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    Code

    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    IAF

    Internet Access Facilities

    In English

    IAF

    International Apparel Federation (https://www.iafnet.com/)

    In English

    IAH

    Institute for Animal Health

    In English

    IAHR

    International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research

    In English

    IAHS

    International Association of Hydraulical Sciences

    In English

    IAIK

    Institut für Angewandte Informationsverarbeitung und Kommunikationstechnologie (www.iaik.tugraz.at)

    In German

    IAIN

    International Association of the Navigation Institutes

    In English

    IAL
    Israeli Aircraft Industries (https://www.iai.co.il/)

    = תע"א | התעשייה האווירית לישראל | In Hebrew

    In English

    IALANA

    International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms

    In English

    IAM

    International Association of Machinists

    In English

    IANIS

    Innovative Actions Network for the Information Society

    In English

    IANT

    International Advances in Nondestructive Testing

    In English

    IAO

    Ingénierie Assistée par Ordinateur

    In French

    IAP

    Institut Algérien du Pétrole (www.iap.dz)

    In French

    IAP

    Indoor Air Pollution

    In English

    IAPM

    IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Antennas Propagation Magazine

    In English

    IAPO

    International Alliance of Patients' Organizations (www.patientsorganizations.org)

    In English

    IAPU

    Improved Auxiliary Power Unit

    In English

    IARC

    International Agency for Research on Cancer (https://www.iarc.fr/)

    In English

    IARC

    International Aerial Robotics Competition

    In English

    IARU

    International Amateur Radio Union (https://www.iaru.org/)

    In English

    IAS

    Identifizierung, Authentifizierung, Signierung

    In German

    IAS

    Interface d'Authentification Serveur

    In French

    IAS

    Identification, Authentification et Signature

    In French

    IAS
    Indicated Airspeed

    The abbreviation IAS (Indicated Airspeed) is included in the abbreviation KIAS (Knots Indicated Airspeed).

    In English

    IAS

    Institute of Aeronautical Sciences

    In English

    IAS

    Integrated Avionics Subsystem

    In English

    IAS

    International Accounting Standards

    In English

    IASB

    International Accounting Standards Board

    In English

    IASCF

    International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation

    In English

    IASI

    Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer

    In English

    IASTAM

    International Association for the Study of Traditional Asian Medicine

    In English

    IAT

    Integrated Avionics Test

    In English

    IAT

    Institute of Animal Technology (www.iat.org.uk)

    In English

    IAT

    Interrupteur Aérien Télécommandé

    In French

    IATA

    International Air Transport Association (https://www.iata.org/)

    In English

    IATSS

    International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences

    In English

    IAURIF

    Institut d'Aménagement et d'Urbanisme de la Région Île-de-France

    In French

    IAV

    Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II (www.iav.ac.ma)

    In French

    IAVI

    International AIDS Vaccine Initiative

    In English

    IB

    Institut für Bodenforschung (www.boku.ac.at/boden/)

    In German

    IBA

    Institute for Biomedical Aging Research

    In English

    IBA

    Israel Broadcasting Authority

    In English

    IBA

    Individuele Behandeling Afvalwater

    In Dutch

    IBB

    International Broadcasting Bureau

    In English

    IBB

    Institut für Betonbau

    In German

    IBBA

    Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria: Sezione di Pisa

    In Italian

    IBC

    International Bioethics Committee

    In English

    IBC

    International Building Code

    In English

    IBD

    Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    In English

    IBE

    International Bureau for Epilepsy (www.ibe-epilepsy.org)

    In English

    IBEB

    Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica

    In Portuguese

    IBEW

    International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

    In English

    IBF

    Institut für Bauschadensforschung

    In German

    IBG

    International Bank for the Glomeromycota (https://www.i-beg.eu/)

    In English

    IBGE

    Institut Bruxellois pour la Gestion de l'Environnement

    In French

    IBICT

    Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia (https://www.gov.br/ibict/pt-br)

    In Portuguese

    IBIS

    Input/Output Buffer Information Specification

    In English

    IBM
    Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

    = ICBM | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile | In English

    The abbreviation IBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) includes the abbreviation BM (Ballistic Missile).

    In English

    IBN

    Institut für Biophysik und Nanosystemforschung

    In German

    IBN

    Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (https://www.a-star.edu.sg/ibn)

    In English

    IBO

    Österreichisches Institut für Baubiologie und -ökologie (www.ibo.at)

    In German

    IBRI

    Icelandic Building Research Institute

    In English

    IBS

    Irritable Bowel Syndrome

    In English

    IBS

    Instituto Brasileiro de Siderurgia (www.ibs.org.br)

    In Portuguese

    IBSC

    International Barley Sequencing Consortium

    In English

    IBT

    Internationaler Bund der Tierversuchsgegner (www.tierversuchsgegner.at)

    In German

    IBTP

    Institut des Bâtiments et des Travaux Publics

    In French

    IC

    Internal Combustion

    In English

    IC
    Inertial Component

    The abbreviation IC (Inertial Component) is included in abbreviations such as ICTC (Inertial Component Temperature Controller) and ICTE (Inertial Component Test Equipment).

    In English

    IC
    Integrated Circuit

    The abbreviation IC (Integrated Circuit) is included in abbreviations such as ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit), ICC (Integrated Circuit Card), DICE (Danube Integrated Circuit Engineering), AICSP (Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing), RIIC (Research Institute for Integrated Circuits), LSIC (Large Scale Integrated Circuit), MMIC (Millimeter-Wave Monolithic Integrated Circuit), MMIC (Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit), UICC (Universal Integrated Circuit Card), MIC (Monolithic Integrated Circuit), VHSIC (Very High Speed Integrated Circuit), VLSIC (Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit), SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) and I²C (Inter Integrated Circuit Bus).

    In English

    IC

    Intercommunications

    In English

    IC
    Intensive Care

    The abbreviation IC (Intensive Care) is included in the abbreviation ICU (Intensive Care Unit).

    In English

    IC/ES

    Intercommunication/Emergency Station

    In English

    ICA

    Institut de Chimie de Annaba

    In French

    ICA

    Internal Carotid Artery

    In English

    ICA

    Ingénieur du Contrôle Aérien

    In French

    ICA

    Indirect Cost Accounting

    In English

    ICAAC

    Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

    In English

    ICAAE

    International Center for Aquaculture and Aquatic Environments

    In English

    ICAD

    International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease (and Related Disorders)

    In English

    ICAD

    International Conference on Auditory Display

    In English

    ICADTS

    International Council on Alcohol and Traffic Safety

    In French

    ICAE

    Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering

    In English

    ICAITI

    Instituto Centroamericano de Investigación y Tecnología

    In Spanish

    ICALIN
    Indicateur Composite des Activités de Lutte contre les Infections Nosocomiales

    = ICALIN | Indice Composite des Activités de Lutte contre les Infections Nosocomiales | In French

    In French

    ICALIN
    Indice Composite des Activités de Lutte contre les Infections Nosocomiales

    = ICALIN (see above)

    In French

    ICAM

    Institut Catholique d'Arts et Métiers

    In French

    ICAM

    Integrated Computer-Aided Manufacturing

    In English

    ICAO
    International Civil Aviation Organization

    = IOCA | Internacia Organizaĵo pri Civila Aviado | In Esperanto
    = OACI | Organisation de l’Aviation Civile Internationale | In French
    = OACI | Organització de l’Aviació Civil Internacional | In Catalan
    = ICAO | Internacia Civila Aviada Organizaĵo | In Esperanto
    = OACI | Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional | In Spanish
    = HEZINE | Hegazkineria Zibilaren Nazioarteko Erakundea | In Basque
    = OACI | Organização da Aviação Civil Internacional | In Portuguese
    = OACI | Organización d'Aviación Civil Internacional | In Asturian
    = OACI | Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional | In Galician
    = TCAO | Tarptautinė Civilinės Aviacijos Organizacija | In Lithuanian
    = ИКАО | Международная организация гражданской авиации | In Russian

    In English

    ICAO
    Internacia Civila Aviada Organizaĵo

    = IOCA, OACI, HEZINE, TCAO, ИКАО (see above)

    In Esperanto

    ICAOB

    International Civil Aviation Organization Bulletin

    In English

    ICAPC

    Increased-Capability Adaptive Payload Carrier

    In English

    ICAR

    Indian Council of Agricultural Research (www.icar.org.in)

    In English

    ICAR

    Incubateur de Champagne-Ardenne

    In French

    ICARDA

    International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

    In English

    ICARE

    Instrumentation, Commande et Architecture des Robots Évolués

    In French

    ICASSP

    International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing

    In English

    ICB

    International Centre of Biocybernetics

    In English

    ICBC

    IMAX Cargo Bay Camera

    In English

    ICBM
    Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

    = IBM, ICBM (see above)

    The abbreviation ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) is included in abbreviations such as SICBM (Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile), AICBM (Anti-Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) and DICBM (Defense Intercontinental Ballistic Missile), and it includes the abbreviation BM (Ballistic Missile).

    In English

    ICBO

    International Conference of Building Officials

    In English

    ICC
    Integrated Circuit Card

    The abbreviation ICC (Integrated Circuit Card) is included in the abbreviation UICC (Universal Integrated Circuit Card), and it includes the abbreviation IC (Integrated Circuit).

    In English

    ICC

    International Association for Cereal Science and Technology

    In English

    ICCAT

    International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (www.iccat.es)

    In English

    ICCF

    Institutul Naţional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Chimico-Farmaceutică

    In Romanian

    ICCOS

    Infrastructures de Calcul, de COmmunications et Sécurité

    In French

    ICCWG

    Intercenter Communication Working Group

    In English

    ICD-O

    International Classification of Diseases for Oncology

    In English

    ICDU

    Inertial Coupling Data Unit

    In English

    ICE

    Ideal Cabin Environment

    In English

    ICE

    Intercity Express

    In English

    ICE

    In Case of Emergency

    In English

    ICF

    International Coach Federation (https://coachfederation.org/)

    In English

    ICF

    Intracellular fluid

    In English

    ICF

    Insulating Concrete Form

    In English

    ICFR

    Inspection Comptable et Financière Régionale

    In French

    ICFS

    Indemnité Compensatoire de Frais Spéciaux

    In French

    ICG

    In-Flight Coverall Garment

    In English

    ICG

    International Committee on GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems)

    In English

    ICG

    International Communications Group (www.icg.aero)

    In English

    ICH

    International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use

    In English

    ICHA

    Integrated Cargo Hazard Assessment

    In English

    ICID
    International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (http://icid-ciid.org/)

    = CIID | Commission Internationale pour les Irrigations et le Drainage | In French

    In English

    ICIE

    Institute for Communications and Information Engineering

    In English

    ICLARM

    International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management

    In English

    ICLC

    Interlab Cell Line Collection (www.iclc.it)

    In English

    ICLD

    Interlab Cell Line Database

    In English

    ICM

    Instrumentation and Communication Monitor

    In English

    ICMAB

    Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Barcelona (www.icmab.es)

    In Spanish

    ICME

    Institute of Cast Metals Engineers

    In English

    ICMI

    Inductive Components Manufacturing Inc. (www.icmiinc.com)

    In English

    ICMJE

    International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (www.icmje.org)

    In English

    ICMR

    Indian Council for Medical Research (www.icmr.nic.in)

    In English

    ICMS

    Ingénierie et Contrôle des Matériaux et des Structures

    In French

    ICMS

    International Committee for Museum Security

    In English

    ICN

    Inspectorate of Civil Navigation

    In English

    ICN
    International Conference on Nutrition

    = CIN | Conferencia Internacional sobre Nutrición | In Spanish
    = CIN | Conférence Internationale sur la Nutrition | In French
    = CIN | Conferência Internacional sobre Nutrição | In Portuguese

    In English

    ICOLD

    International Commission on Large Dams (www.icold-cigb.org)

    In English

    ICOMP

    Institute for Computational Mechanics in Propulsion

    In English

    ICOMTEC

    Institut de Communication et des Nouvelles Technologies (http://icomtec.univ-poitiers.fr)

    In French

    ICORD

    International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries

    In English

    ICOS

    Integrated Communications Organizing Standard

    In English

    ICOS

    Integrated Cargo Operating Software

    In English

    ICOUR
    Irrigation Company for the Upper Regions

    The Irrigation Company for the Upper Regions (ICOUR) has been established by the Government of Ghana (GOG) to promote the production of food crops by small-scale farmers within organized and managed irrigation schemes, with the objectives of improving food security and increasing incomes.

    In English

    ICP

    Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica

    In Spanish

    ICP
    Inventory Control Point

    The abbreviation ICP (Inventory Control Point) is included in the abbreviation NICP (National Inventory Control Point), and it includes the abbreviation CP (Control Point).

    In English

    ICP

    Intracranial pressure

    In English

    ICPDR

    International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River

    In English

    ICPO

    Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology

    In English

    ICPP
    Idiopathic Central Precocious Puberty

    The abbreviation ICPP (Idiopathic Central Precocious Puberty) includes the abbreviation CPP (Central Precocious Puberty).

    In English

    ICPS

    International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors

    In English

    ICR

    Inductance, Capacitance, and Resistance

    In English

    ICRA

    International Conference on Robotics and Automation

    In English

    ICRAT

    International Conference on Research in Air Transportation

    In English

    ICRC
    International Committee of the Red Cross (www.icrc.org)

    = CICR | Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja | In Spanish
    = CICR | Comité International de la Croix-Rouge | In French
    = CICV | Comitê Internacional da Cruz Vermelha | In Portuguese
    = МККК | Международный комитет Красного Креста | In Russian
    = SSKK | Starptautiskā Sarkanā Krusta Komiteja | In Latvian
    = CICR | Comitato Internazionale della Croce Rossa | In Italian
    = ICRC | 적십자 국제 위원회 | In Korean
    = CICR | Comitè Internacional de la Creu Roja | In Catalan
    = CICR | Comitât entèrnacionâl de la Crouèx-Roge | In Franco-Provençal

    In English

    ICRC
    적십자 국제 위원회 (www.icrc.org)

    = CICR, CICV, МККК, SSKK (see above)

    In Korean

    ICRISAT

    International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (https://www.icrisat.org/)

    In English

    ICRP

    International Commission on Radiological Protection

    In English

    ICRP

    Institut de Communication et Relations Publiques

    In French

    ICRS

    International Cartilage Repair Society

    In English

    ICRU
    International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements

    = CIUMR | Comisión Internacional de Unidades y Medidas Radiológicas | In Spanish
    = CIUMR | Commission Internationale des Unités et des Mesures de Radiation | In French
    = CIUMR | Comissão Internacional de Unidades e Medidas Radiação | In Portuguese

    In English

    ICS

    Intercommunication System

    In English

    ICS

    Interphone Control Station

    In English

    ICS

    Intelligent Control Systems

    In English

    ICS

    Institut Clinique de la Souris (www-mci.u-strasbg.fr)

    In French

    ICS

    Industries Chimiques du Sénégal

    In French

    ICS

    International Continence Society (https://www.ics.org/)

    In English

    ICSE

    Impact of Computing in Science and Engineering

    In English

    ICSI

    Institutul Naţional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Tehnologii Criogenice şi Izotopice

    In Romanian

    ICSI

    Injection Intracytoplasmique du Spermatozoïde

    In French

    ICSTI

    International Council for Scientific and Technical Information

    In English

    ICSV

    International Congress on Sound and Vibration

    In English

    ICT

    Influence Coefficient Test

    In English

    ICT
    Information and Communications Technology

    = TIC | Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación | In Spanish
    = IKT | Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie | In German
    = TIC | Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication | In French
    = IKT | Informations- og kommunikationsteknologi | In Danish
    = IKT | Inligtings- en kommunikasietegnologie | In Afrikaans
    = ICT | Informatie- en Communicatietechnologie | In Dutch
    = TMK | Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunikasi | In Malay
    = IKT | Informasjons- og kommunikasjonsteknologi | In Norwegian
    = TIC | Tecnologies de la Informació i la Comunicació | In Catalan
    = IKT | Informazio eta Komunikazio Teknologia | In Basque
    = TIC | Tecnologia dell'Informazione e della Comunicazione | In Italian
    = IKT | Informasjons- og kommunikasjonsteknologi | In Nynorsk

    In English

    ICT
    Informatie- en Communicatietechnologie

    = TIC, IKT, TMK (see above)

    In Dutch

    ICTA

    Instituts et Centres Techniques Agricoles

    In French

    ICTAF

    Interdisciplinary Center for Technology Analysis & Forecasting

    In English

    ICTAF

    Interdisciplinary Center for Technological Analysis & Forecast

    In English

    ICTC
    Inertial Component Temperature Controller

    The abbreviation ICTC (Inertial Component Temperature Controller) includes the abbreviation IC (Inertial Component).

    In English

    ICTE
    Inertial Component Test Equipment

    The abbreviation ICTE (Inertial Component Test Equipment) includes the abbreviation IC (Inertial Component).

    In English

    ICU
    Intensive Care Unit

    The abbreviation ICU (Intensive Care Unit) includes the abbreviation IC (Intensive Care).

    In English

    ICU

    In-Flight Calibration Unit

    In English

    ICU

    Intersection Capacity Utilization

    In English

    ICV

    Institut Cardiovasculaire

    In French

    ICiSM

    IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Circuits Systems Magazine

    In English

    IComM

    IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Communications Magazine

    In English

    IDA

    Integrated Display Assembly

    In English

    IDA

    Irrigation Development Authority

    In English

    IDA

    International Desalination Association

    In English

    IDAE

    Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía

    In Spanish

    IDATE

    Institut de l'Audiovisuel et des Télécommunications en Europe

    In French

    IDB

    In-Suit Drink Bag

    In English

    IDDM
    Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

    = DID | Diabète insulino-dépendant | In French
    = DMID | Diabetes mellitus insulino-dependente | In Portuguese
    = DMID | Diabetes mellitus insulino-dependiente | In Spanish

    In English

    IDE

    Initial Design Evaluation

    In English

    IDE

    Integrated Design Environment

    In English

    IDE

    Interactive Development Environment

    In English

    IDEA

    Inventer la Distribution Électrique de l'Avenir

    In French

    IDEAS

    Initial Design and Evaluation Analysis System

    In English

    IDEAS2

    Independent Design and Evaluation of Advanced Spacecraft

    In English

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