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  • Applied sciences

    Applied sciences, technology.

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    Code

    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    KNAC

    Koninklijke Nederlandse Automobiel Club (https://www.knac.nl/)

    In Dutch

    KNDB

    Koninklijke Nederlandse Drogisten Bond (https://kndb.org/)

    In Dutch

    KNMV

    Koninklijk Nederlandse Motorrijders Vereniging (www.knmv.nl)

    In Dutch

    KNMVD

    Koninklijke Nederlandse Maatschappij voor Diergeneeskunde (https://www.knmvd.nl)

    In Dutch

    KNS

    Koninklijke Nederlandse Slagersorganisatie (https://www.knsnet.nl/)

    In Dutch

    KOAH
    Kronik Obstrüktif Akciğer Hastalığı

    = BPCO | Broncho-Pneumopathie Chronique Obstructive | In French
    = COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | In English
    = MPOC | Maladie Pulmonaire Obstructive Chronique | In French
    = COLD | Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease | In English
    = 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

    In Turkish

    KOEF

    Korea Energy Forum

    In English

    KOI

    KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Operation Instruction

    In English

    KOM

    KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Organizational Manual

    In English

    KOOS

    Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score

    In English

    KOSC

    Kennedy Operations Support Center

    In English

    KPD

    KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Program Directive

    In English

    KPLO

    Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter

    In English

    KPMG

    Kleynveld - Peat - Marwick - Goerdeler (www.kpmg.com)

    In many languages

    KPRD
    KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Program Requirements Document

    The abbreviation KPRD (KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Program Requirements Document) includes abbreviations PR (Program Requirements) and RD (Requirements Document).

    In English

    KPSM
    Klystron Power Supply Modulator

    The abbreviation KPSM (Klystron Power Supply Modulator) includes the abbreviation PS (Power Supply).

    In English

    KREA

    Kaunas Regional Energy Agency

    In English

    KREMS

    Kiernan Reentry Measurements Site

    In English

    KREMS

    Kwajalein Reentry Measurement System

    In English

    KRO

    Katholieke Radio Omroep (www.kro.nl)

    In Dutch

    KSC
    Kennedy Space Center

    The abbreviation KSC (Kennedy Space Center) is included in the abbreviation KSCAP (Kennedy Space Center Area Permit).

    In English

    KSCAP
    Kennedy Space Center Area Permit

    The abbreviation KSCAP (Kennedy Space Center Area Permit) includes the abbreviation KSC (Kennedy Space Center).

    In English

    KSD

    Koninklijke Staldepartement

    In Dutch

    KSLM

    KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Spacelab Plan/Requirement

    In English

    KSLN

    KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Spacelab Notice

    In English

    KSLPS

    KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Spacelab Project Specification

    In English

    KSM

    KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Shuttle Management Document

    In English

    KSPN

    KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Shuttle Project Notice

    In English

    KSPS

    KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Shuttle Project Specification

    In English

    KSSS

    KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Shuttle Project Station Set Specification

    In English

    KSSS

    KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Station Set Specification

    In English

    KTF
    Kauai Test Facility

    The abbreviation KTF (Kauai Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).

    In English

    KTRS
    KOTEC Technology Rating System

    The abbreviation KTRS (KOTEC Technology Rating System) includes the abbreviation TRS (Technology Rating System).

    In English

    KTT

    Keratinized Tissue Thickness

    In English

    KTTM
    Khimiia i Tekhnologiia Topliv i Masel

    = ХТТМ | Химия и технология топлив и масел | In Russian

    In Russian

    KTW

    Keratinized Tissue Width

    In English

    KUFEM

    Kyushu University Faculty Engineering Memoirs

    In English

    KV

    Kill Vehicle

    In English

    KVMA

    Kansas Veterinary Medical Association (https://ksvma.org/)

    In English

    KVMA

    Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association (www.kvma.org)

    In English

    KVWN

    Koninklijke Vereniging voor Waterleidingbelangen in Nederland

    In Dutch

    KVnT
    Kibernetika i Vychislitel'naia Tekhnika

    = КиВТ | Кибернетика и вычислительная техника | In Russian

    In Russian

    KfV

    Kuratorium fur Verkehrssichereit

    In German

    KliBA

    Klimaschutz- und Energie-Beratungsagentur

    In German

    KuSP
    Kuband Signal Processor

    The abbreviation KuSP (Kuband Signal Processor) includes the abbreviation SP (Signal Processor).

    In English

    KyITB

    Kyushu Institute Technology Bulletin

    In English

    KyUAM

    Kyushu University Research Institute Applied Mechanics Reports

    In English

    KyUSR

    Kyushu University Research Institute Industrial Science Reports

    In English

    KyUTR

    Kyushu University Technology Reports

    In English

    KyoMe

    Kyoto University Faculty Engineering Memoirs

    In English

    L&D

    Landing and Deceleration

    In English

    L&L
    Launch and Landing

    The abbreviation L&L (Launch and Landing) is included in the abbreviation L&LS (Launch and Landing Site).

    In English

    L&LS
    Launch and Landing Site

    = LLS | Launch and Landing Site | In English

    The abbreviation L&LS (Launch and Landing Site) includes abbreviations L&L (Launch and Landing) and LS (Landing Site).

    In English

    L2E
    Laboratoire d’Électronique et Électromagnétisme (http://www.l2e.upmc.fr/)

    Le Laboratoire d’Électronique et Électromagnétisme (L2E) développe des méthodes d’analyse et des modèles pour expliquer les phénomènes de propagation d’ondes électromagnétiques en environnement complexe, multi-échelles et multi-physiques, ainsi que des technologies électroniques pour les secteurs des télécommunications, de la santé, de la défense, du spatial et de l’automobile.

    In French

    L2ES

    Laboratoire de Recherche en Électronique, Électrotechnique et Systèmes

    In French

    L3IM

    Langage Iconique et Interfaces Interactives en Médecine

    In English

    LA

    Launch Area

    In English

    LA

    Launch Azimuth

    In English

    LA

    Leucémie Aiguë

    In French

    LAACARC

    Los Angeles Area Council of Amateur Radio Clubs

    In English

    LAAS

    Laboratory for Analyse and Architecture of Systems

    In English

    LAB

    Laboratoire d’Accidentologie et de Biomécanique

    In French

    LAC

    Lockheed Aircraft Corporation

    In English

    LACB

    Landing Aids Control Building

    In English

    LACDCS

    Los Angeles County Disaster Communications Service

    In English

    LACIE

    Large-Area Crop Inventory Experiment

    In English

    LACIP

    Large-Area Crop Inventory Program

    In English

    LAEPSI

    Laboratoire d'Analyse Environnementale des Procédés et des Systèmes Industriels

    In French

    LAES

    Letters in Applied and Engineering Sciences

    In English

    LAF

    Laboratory Animal Facilities

    In English

    LAF

    Live Animal Facilities

    In English

    LAGEOS

    LAser GEOdynamics Satellite (https://lageos.cddis.eosdis.nasa.gov/)

    In English

    LAGS

    Launch Abort Guide Simulation

    In English

    LAI

    Laboratoire d'Automatique Industrielle

    In French

    LAI

    Location Area Identity

    In English

    LAIRT

    Large-Aperture Infrared Telescope

    In English

    LAIU

    Launch Abort Interface Unit

    In English

    LAL

    Leucémie Aiguë Lymphoïde

    In French

    LAL

    Lysat d’Amébocytes de Limules

    In French

    LAL

    Limulus Amebocyte Lysate

    In English

    LAL

    Lisato di Amebociti di Limulus

    In Italian

    LAM

    Low-Altitude Mission

    In English

    LAM

    Leucémie Aiguë à Mégacaryocytes

    In French

    LAM

    Leucémie Aiguë Myéloïde

    In French

    LAMIH

    Laboratoire d'Automatique et de Mécanique Industrielles et Humaines

    In French

    LAMP

    LODE Advanced Mirror Program

    In English

    LAMPS

    Light Airborne Multipurpose System

    In English

    LAN

    Local Area Network

    In English

    LANCER

    Light Amplifiers with NanoClusters and ERbium

    In English

    LAP

    London Action Plan

    In English

    LAPER

    Logiciel d'Aide à la Planification de l'Électrification Rurale

    In French

    LARES

    Laser Relativity Satellite

    In English

    LARSOA

    Local Authority Road Safety Organisation

    In English

    LARSSYAA

    Laboratory for Application of Remote Sensing Aircraft Analysis

    In English

    LAS

    Low-Altitude Sensor

    In English

    LASA

    Laboratory Animal Science Association (www.lasa.co.uk)

    In English

    LASER

    Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

    In English

    LASER

    Mouvement de Liaison des Associations de SÉcurité Routière

    In French

    LASERCOM

    Laser Communications Payload

    In English

    LASMAP

    Laboratoire de Recherche Structure et Mécanique Appliquée

    In French

    LASS

    Laboratoire d'Analyse des Systèmes de Santé

    In French

    LASS

    Large-Amplitude Space Simulator

    In English

    LASS

    Low-Altitude Surveillance System

    In English

    LASSAP

    Large Scale Sequence Comparison Package

    In English

    LASV

    Low-Altitude Supersonic Vehicle

    In English

    LATA

    Local Access Transport Area

    In English

    LATERE

    Loirénergie, Agence Technique pour une Énergie Respectueuse de l'Environnement

    In French

    LAUF

    Landssamtök áhugafólks um flogaveiki (www.lauf.is)

    In Icelandic

    LAUSDARA

    Los Angeles Unified School District Amateur Radio Association

    In English

    LAV

    Light Armored Vehicle

    In English

    LAV

    Lymphadenopathy Associated Virus

    In English

    LAVA

    Laser Assisted Voice Adjustment

    In English

    LAVIA

    Limitateur s'Adaptant à la Vitesse Autorisée

    In French

    LAW

    Low-Altitude Weapon

    In English

    LB

    Launch Boost

    In English

    LBACT

    Laguna Beach Auxiliary Communications Team

    In English

    LBB

    Laboratoire Biotechnologie-Bioprocédés

    In French

    LBB

    Legislative Budget Board

    In English

    LBB
    Leak Before Break

    = FAR | Fuite Avant Rupture | In French

    In English

    LBC

    Lampe Basse Consommation

    In French

    LBE

    Liga Brasileira de Epilepsia (https://www.epilepsia.org.br/)

    In Portuguese

    LBICR

    Ludwig Boltzmann Institut for Cancer Research

    In English

    LBM

    Liquid Boost Module

    In English

    LBMA

    London Bullion Market Association (www.lbma.org.uk)

    In English

    LBPAM

    La Banque Postale Asset Management

    In French

    LBPSAM

    La Banque Postale Structured Asset Management

    In French

    LBTA

    Latvijas Būvmateriālu Tirgotāju Asociācija

    In Latvian

    LBTB
    Launch Base Test Plan

    The abbreviation LBTB (Launch Base Test Plan) includes the abbreviation TP (Test Plan).

    In English

    LBTPP
    Launch Base Test Plan/Procedure

    The abbreviation LBTPP (Launch Base Test Plan/Procedure) includes the abbreviation TP (Test Plan).

    In English

    LC

    Launch Complex

    In English

    LC

    Launch Cost

    In English

    LC

    Launch Countdown

    In English

    LC&CO

    Launch Control and Checkout

    In English

    LCA

    Launch Control Amplifier

    In English

    LCA

    Leber's Congenital Amaurosis

    In English

    LCA
    Ligament Croisé Antérieur

    = LCAE | Ligament Croisé Antéro-Externe | In French

    In French

    LCAE
    Ligament Croisé Antéro-Externe

    = LCA, LCAE (see above)

    In French

    LCBC

    Lake Chad Basin Commission

    In English

    LCC
    Launch Control Center

    The abbreviation LCC (Launch Control Center) is included in abbreviations such as ALCC (Airborne Launch Control Center), GMLCC (Ground Mobile Launch Control Center) and PLCC (Payload Launch Control Center), and it includes the abbreviation CC (Control Center).

    In English

    LCC
    Launch Commit Criteria

    The abbreviation LCC (Launch Commit Criteria) is included in the abbreviation LCCD (Launch Commit Criteria Document).

    In English

    LCC

    Launch Control Complex

    In English

    LCC

    Low-Cost Carrier

    In English

    LCCD
    Launch Commit Criteria Document

    The abbreviation LCCD (Launch Commit Criteria Document) includes the abbreviation LCC (Launch Commit Criteria).

    In English

    LCD

    Liquid Crystal Display

    In English

    LCE

    Launch Complex Engineer

    In English

    LCE

    Launch Complex Equipment

    In English

    LCE

    Liga Colombiana contra la Epilepsia

    In Spanish

    LCET

    Low Carbon Energy Technology

    In English

    LCG

    Liquid-Cooled Garment

    In English

    LCGB

    Lambretta Club of Great Britain (www.ilambretta.co.uk)

    In English

    LCI

    Laboratory of Clinical Investigation

    In English

    LCIE

    Laboratoire Central des Industries Électriques

    In English

    LCM

    Linz Center of Mechatronics (https://www.lcm.at)

    In English

    LCME

    Liaison Committee on Medical Education

    In English

    LCMS

    Low-Cost Modular Spacecraft

    In English

    LCP

    Link Control Protocol

    In English

    LCP
    Ligament Croisé Postérieur

    = LCPI | Ligament Croisé Postéro-Interne | In French

    In French

    LCPC

    Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées (www.lcpc.fr)

    In French

    LCPI
    Ligament Croisé Postéro-Interne

    = LCP, LCPI (see above)

    In French

    LCROSS

    Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite

    In English

    LCS

    Launch Control System

    In English

    LCS

    Libyan Cardiac Society (https://www.lcs.org.ly/)

    In English

    LCS

    Littoral Combat Ship

    In English

    LCSW

    Licensed Clinical Social Worker

    In English

    LCUG

    Liquid Cooling Undergarment

    In English

    LCV

    Logistics Cargo Vehicle

    In English

    LCVG

    Liquid Cooling (and) Ventilation Garment

    In English

    LCVR

    Ligue Contre la Violence Routière

    In French

    LDB
    Launch Data Bus

    The abbreviation LDB (Launch Data Bus) includes the abbreviation DB (Data Bus).

    In English

    LDD

    Land Degradation & Development

    In English

    LDEC

    Lunar Docking Events Controller

    In English

    LDF

    Ligue des Diabétiques de France (www.diabetenet.com)

    In French

    LDIU

    Launch Data Interface Unit

    In English

    LDMR

    Lance à Débit Mixte Réglable

    In French

    LDMS

    Laboratoire de Dynamique des Machines et des Structures

    In French

    LDS

    Landing, Deservicing, and Safing

    In English

    LDS

    Launch Detection Satellite

    In English

    LDS

    Layered Defense System

    In English

    LDT

    Lance sur Dévidoir Tournant

    In French

    LDV

    Lance à Débit Variable

    In French

    LE
    Launch Escape

    The abbreviation LE (Launch Escape) is included in abbreviations such as LEM (Launch Escape Monitor) and LES (Launch Escape Subsystem).

    In English

    LE

    London Electricity

    In English

    LEA

    Logistics Engineering Analysis

    In English

    LEA

    Late Embryogenesis Abundant protein

    In English

    LEA/MP

    Logistics Engineering Analysis and Maintenance Planning

    In English

    LEAD

    Lupus Érythémateux Aigu Disséminé

    In French

    LEAP

    Lightweight Exoatmospheric Projectile

    In English

    LEAPDB

    Late Embryogenesis Abundant Proteins DataBase

    In English

    LEAT

    Laboratoire d'Électronique, Antennes et Télécommunications

    In French

    LEC

    Lockheed Electronics Company

    In English

    LECAP

    Laboratoire d'Étude et de Commande Automatique de Processus

    In French

    LED
    Light-Emitting Diode

    The abbreviation LED (Light-Emitting Diode) is included in abbreviations such as OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode), FOLED (Flexible Organic Light-Emitting Diode) and PLED (Polymere Light-Emitting Diode).

    In English

    LED

    Lupus Érythémateux Disséminé

    In French

    LED
    Light Emitting Device

    The abbreviation LED (Light Emitting Device) is included in the abbreviation OLED (Organic Light Emitting Device).

    In English

    LEDC

    Low-Energy Detonating Charge

    In English

    LEDI

    Low Endoatmospheric Defense Interceptor

    In English

    LEE

    Locus of Enterocyte Effacement

    In English

    LEE

    Location Estimation Error

    In English

    LEED

    Leadership for Energy Efficient Design

    In English

    LEED

    Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

    In English

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