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  • Applied sciences

    Applied sciences, technology.

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    Code

    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    OPEC
    Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

    = OPEP | Organisation des Pays Exportateurs de Pétrole | In French
    = OPEL | Organizaĵo de Petrol-Eksportaj Landoj | In Esperanto
    = OPEP | Organização dos Países Exportadores de Petróleo | In Portuguese
    = OPEP | Organización de Países Esportadores de Petroleu | In Asturian
    = OPEP | Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo | In Spanish
    = OPEP | Organització de Països Exportadors de Petroli | In Catalan
    = ОПЕК | Организација на земји извознички на нафта и нафтени деривати | In Macedonian

    In English

    OPECST

    Office Parlementaire d'Évaluation des Choix Scientifiques et Technologiques

    In French

    OPEL
    Organizaĵo de Petrol-Eksportaj Landoj

    = OPEC, OPEP, ОПЕК (see above)

    In Esperanto

    OPEN

    Organisation de Producteurs d'Énergie Nucléaire

    In French

    OPEP
    Organisation des Pays Exportateurs de Pétrole

    = OPEC, OPEL, ОПЕК (see above)

    In French

    OPEP
    Organização dos Países Exportadores de Petróleo

    = OPEC, OPEL, ОПЕК (see above)

    In Portuguese

    OPEP
    Organización de Países Esportadores de Petroleu

    = OPEC, OPEL, ОПЕК (see above)

    In Asturian

    OPEP
    Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo

    = OPEC, OPEL, ОПЕК (see above)

    In Spanish

    OPEP
    Organització de Països Exportadors de Petroli

    = OPEC, OPEL, ОПЕК (see above)

    In Catalan

    OPERA

    Observatoire PErmanent de la RAdioactivité

    In French

    OPEX

    OPerational Expenditure

    In English

    OPF

    Orbiter Processing Facility

    In English

    OPI

    Orbiter Payload Interrogator

    In English

    OPI

    Office du Périmètre d’Irrigation

    In French

    OPIS

    Orbiter Prime Item Specification

    In English

    OPK

    Ovulation Predictor Kit

    In English

    OPL

    Orbiter Project Parts List

    In English

    OPLF

    Orbiter Processing and Landing Facility

    In English

    OPM

    Outer Planet Mission

    In English

    OPO
    Orbiter Project Office

    The abbreviation OPO (Orbiter Project Office) includes the abbreviation PO (Project Office).

    In English

    OPOV

    Oxidizer Preburner Oxidizer Valve

    In English

    OPPAR

    Orbiter Project Parts Authorization Request

    In English

    OPPBTP

    Organisme Professionnel de Prévention du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics (https://www.oppbtp.com/)

    In French

    OPPF

    Oxford Protein Production Facility

    In English

    OPPTIC

    Organisation de Professionnels pour la Promotion des TIC en région Languedoc-Roussillon

    In French

    OPQCM

    Office Professionnel de Qualification des Conseils en Management

    In French

    OPR

    Orbiter Payload Recorder

    In English

    OPR

    Oxygen Pressure Regulator

    In English

    OPRI

    Office de Protection contre les Rayonnements Ionisants (www.opri.fr)

    In French

    OPRV

    Oxygen Pressure Relief Valve

    In English

    OPS

    Orbiter Project Schedule

    In English

    OPS

    Oxygen Purge System

    In English

    OPS
    Organización Panamericana de la Salud (www.paho.org)

    = PAHO | Pan American Health Organization | In English
    = OPAS | Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde | In Portuguese

    In Spanish

    OPSIS

    Observation et Prospective sur la Société de l’Information et ses Services

    In French

    OPSS

    Orbital Propellant Storage Subsystem

    In English

    OPT

    Opérations de Patrimoine et Trésorerie

    In French

    OPT

    Opération de Patrimoine et Trésorerie

    In French

    OPTI

    Observatorio de Prospectiva Tecnológica Industrial

    In Spanish

    OPTILE

    Organisation Professionnelle des Transports d'Île-de-France

    In French

    OPV

    Offshore Patrol Vessel

    In English

    OPWC
    Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (www.opcw.org)

    = OIAC | Organisation pour l'Interdiction des Armes Chimiques | In French

    In English

    OPWS

    Orbital Payload Work Station

    In English

    OQE

    Optical and Quantum Electronics

    In English

    ORAC

    Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity

    In English

    ORCUS

    Orbital Recording Capability and Update System

    In English

    ORD
    Orbital Requirements Document

    The abbreviation ORD (Orbital Requirements Document) includes the abbreviation RD (Requirements Document).

    In English

    ORD

    Office of Rare Diseases (http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov)

    In English

    ORE

    Opérateur de Réseau Électricité

    In French

    ORF

    Österreichischer Rundfunk (http://orf.at)

    In German

    ORG

    Opérateur de Réseau Gaz

    In French

    ORGÉV

    Omnium de Recherche sur la Génétique du Vieillissement

    In French

    ORIC

    ORganisation Informatique Comptable

    In French

    ORM

    Operational Reactivity Margin

    In English

    ORP

    OFS Retransmission Processor

    In English

    ORPHEM

    Organisation Régionale des Pharmaciens Hospitaliers de l’Est Méditerranéen

    In French

    ORR

    Ordre de Réduction de Recettes

    In French

    ORS

    Outer Root Sheath

    In English

    ORS

    Österreichische Rundfunksender (www.ors.at)

    In German

    ORS

    Orbital Refueling System

    In English

    ORS

    Orbital Reservicing System

    In English

    ORS

    Orbital Resupply System

    In English

    ORT

    Orbit Readiness Test

    In English

    ORTA

    Organisme de Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra

    In Catalan

    ORTAS

    Organisme de la Radio-Télévision Arabe Syrienne

    In French

    ORU

    Orbital Replaceable Unit

    In English

    ORU

    Orbital Replacement Unit

    In English

    ORU

    Opération de Rénovation Urbaine

    In French

    ORV

    Orbital Research Vehicle

    In English

    OS

    On-orbit Station

    In English

    OS

    Orbiter CEI Specification

    In English

    OSART

    Operational Safety Assessment Review Team

    In English

    OSB

    Orientated Strand Board

    In English

    OSC

    Orbital Sciences Corporation

    In English

    OSCAR

    Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio

    In English

    OSCN
    Orbiter Specification Change Notice

    The abbreviation OSCN (Orbiter Specification Change Notice) includes abbreviations CN (Change Notice) and SCN (Specification Change Notice).

    In English

    OSCR
    Orbiter Software Change Request

    The abbreviation OSCR (Orbiter Software Change Request) includes abbreviations CR (Change Request), SC (Software Change) and SCR (Software Change Request).

    In English

    OSCRS

    Orbital Spacecraft Consumables Resupply System

    In English

    OSDH

    Orbiter System Definition Handbook

    In English

    OSE

    Orbital Support Equipment

    In English

    OSF

    Orbiter Simulation Facility

    In English

    OSGE

    Observatoire Statistique du Groupe EDF

    In French

    OSHA

    Occupational Safety and Health Administration (https://www.osha.gov/)

    In English

    OSHA

    Occupational Safety and Health Act

    In English

    OSHA
    Operating and Support Hazard Analysis

    The abbreviation OSHA (Operating and Support Hazard Analysis) includes the abbreviation HA (Hazard Analysis).

    In English

    OSIRIS

    Observatoire des Systèmes d’Informations, des Réseaux et des Inforoutes au Sénégal (www.osiris.sn)

    In French

    OSM

    On-Orbit Spares Model

    In English

    OSM
    Orbiter Service Module

    The abbreviation OSM (Orbiter Service Module) includes the abbreviation SM (Service Module).

    In English

    OSO

    Orbiting Solar Observatory

    In English

    OSOP
    Orbiter Systems Operating Procedure

    The abbreviation OSOP (Orbiter Systems Operating Procedure) includes the abbreviation OP (Operating Procedure).

    In English

    OSP

    Office of Space Planning

    In English

    OSQC

    Outil Standard de la Qualité Comptable

    In French

    OSR

    Oberster Sanitätsrat

    In German

    OSR

    Operation Scholastic Outreach

    In English

    OSS

    Office of Space Sciences

    In English

    OSS
    Orbiting Space Station

    The abbreviation OSS (Orbiting Space Station) includes the abbreviation SS (Space Station).

    In English

    OSSA

    Office of Space Science and Applications

    In English

    OSSA

    Office of Space Sciences and Applications

    In English

    OSSIU
    Orbiter-Space Station Interface Unit

    The abbreviation OSSIU (Orbiter-Space Station Interface Unit) includes the abbreviation SS (Space Station).

    In English

    OSSRH

    Orbiter Subsystem Requirements Handbook

    In English

    OST

    Orbiter Support Trolley

    In English

    OST

    Office of the Secretary of Transportation

    In English

    OSTA

    Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications

    In English

    OSTDS

    Office of Space Tracking and Data Systems

    In English

    OSTO

    Office of Space Transportation Operations

    In English

    OSTP

    Office of Science and Technology Policy

    In English

    OSTP
    Orbiting System Test Plan

    The abbreviation OSTP (Orbiting System Test Plan) includes the abbreviation TP (Test Plan).

    In English

    OSTS

    Office of Space Transportation Systems

    In English

    OT

    Occupational Therapy

    In English

    OT

    Organisation Todt

    In French

    OT
    Ohjelmistotekniikka

    = IT | Information Technology | In English
    = IT | Informationstechnik | In German
    = IT | Inligtingstegnologie | In Afrikaans
    = TI | Tecnologia da Informação | In Portuguese
    = TI | Tecnoloxías da información | In Galician
    = UT | Upplýsingatækni | In Icelandic
    = IT | Informationsteknik | In Swedish
    = IT | Informacijska Tehnologija | In Slovenian
    = IT | Informačné Technológie | In Slovak
    = ІТ | Інформаційні технології | In Ukrainian
    = ИТ | Информационные технологии | In Russian
    = IT | Informa Teknologio | In Esperanto
    = TI | Tecnologías de la Información | In Spanish
    = IT | Informacinės Technologijos | In Lithuanian
    = IT | Informācijas Tehnoloģijas | In Latvian

    In Finnish

    OTA

    Operational Trajectory Analysis

    In English

    OTA

    Optical Telescope Assembly

    In English

    OTB

    Orbiting Tanker Base

    In English

    OTC
    Orbiter Test Conductor

    The abbreviation OTC (Orbiter Test Conductor) includes the abbreviation TC (Test Conductor).

    In English

    OTC

    Over the Counter

    In English

    OTD

    Operational Technical Documentation

    In English

    OTD

    Orbiter Test Director

    In English

    OTE

    Orbital Transfer Equipment

    In English

    OTEC

    Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

    In English

    OTK

    Oxidizer Tank

    In English

    OTL

    Office of Technology Licensing

    In English

    OTLC

    Orbiter Time Line Constraint

    In English

    OTOS

    Orbit-To-Orbit Stage

    In English

    OTP

    Operations Turnaround Plan

    In English

    OTS

    Orbital Test System

    In English

    OTS

    Orbital/Orbital Transfer System

    In English

    OTV
    Operational Television

    The abbreviation OTV (Operational Television) includes the abbreviation TV (Television).

    In English

    OTV

    Orbit Test Vehicle

    In English

    OTV

    Orbital Transfer Vehicle

    In English

    OUP

    Oxford University Press (https://global.oup.com/)

    In English

    OUT

    Orbiter Utility Tray

    In English

    OV

    Orbital Vehicle

    In English

    OV

    Orbiter Vehicle

    In English

    OV

    Oxygen Vent

    In English

    OVCAD

    OVarian CAncer Diagnosis

    In English

    OVCO

    Operational Voice Communication Office

    In English

    OVEI

    Orbiter Vehicle End Item

    In English

    OVI

    Operational Validation Inspection

    In English

    OVL

    ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) Videsh Limited (www.ongcvidesh.com)

    In English

    OVNI
    Objet Volant Non Identifié

    = OVNI | Objecte Volador No Identificat | In Catalan
    = НЛО | Неидентифициран летящ обект | In Bulgarian
    = OVNI | Objeto Volador No Identificado | In Spanish
    = UFO | Unidentifiziertes Flugobjekt | In German
    = UFO | Unidentified Flying Object | In English
    = UFO | Unknown Flying Object | In English
    = UFO | Uidentificeret flyvende objekt | In Danish
    = NIFO | Neidentigita Fluganta Objekto | In Esperanto
    = UFO | Unbekend fleanend objekt | In Frisian
    = עב"מ | עצם בלתי מזוהה | In Hebrew
    = OVNI | Oggetto Volante Non Identificato | In Italian
    = NLO | Neidentificēts lidojošs objekts | In Latvian
    = UFO | Uidentifisert flygende objekt | In Norwegian
    = UFO | Uidentifisert flygande objekt | In Nynorsk
    = NOL | Niezidentyfikowany Obiekt Latający | In Polish
    = OVNI | Objeto Voador Não Identificado | In Portuguese
    = OZN | Obiect Zburător Neidentificat | In Romanian
    = НЛО | Неопознанный летающий объект | In Russian
    = NLO | Neidentifikovani leteći objekat | In Serbo-Croatian

    In French

    OVNI
    Objecte Volador No Identificat

    = НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL, OZN (see above)

    In Catalan

    OVNI
    Objeto Volador No Identificado

    = НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL, OZN (see above)

    In Spanish

    OVNI
    Oggetto Volante Non Identificato

    = НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL, OZN (see above)

    In Italian

    OVNI
    Objeto Voador Não Identificado

    = НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL, OZN (see above)

    In Portuguese

    OWF

    Optimum Working Frequency

    In English

    OXCs

    Optical cross connects

    In English

    OZN
    Obiect Zburător Neidentificat

    = OVNI, НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL, OZN (see above)

    In Romanian

    OcEng

    Ocean Engineering

    In English

    OcPhE

    Ocean Physics and Engineering

    In English

    OeGHO

    Österreichische Gesellschaft für Hämatologie und medizinische Onkologie (https://www.oegho.at/)

    In German

    Ofta

    Observatoire Français des Techniques Avancées

    In French

    OptCo

    Optics Communications

    In English

    OptFT

    Optical Fiber Technology

    In English

    OptMa

    Optical Materials

    In English

    OptQE

    Optical Quantum Electronics

    In English

    OsCar

    Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

    In English

    OxM

    Oxidation of Metals

    In English

    OÖGKK

    Oberösterreichische Gebietskrankenkassa (www.ooegkk.at)

    In German

    P&D
    Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento

    = R&D | Recherche et développement | In French
    = F&E | Forschung und Entwicklung | In German
    = R&D | Research and Development | In English
    = I+D | Investigación y Desarrollo | In Spanish
    = R&S | Ricerca e Sviluppo | In Italian
    = O&O | Onderzoek en Ontwikkeling | In Dutch
    = FoU | Forsøk og Utvikling | In Norwegian

    In Portuguese

    P&E

    Propellant and Explosive

    In English

    P&SS

    Planetary and Space Science

    In English

    P&T

    Post en Telegraaf

    In Dutch

    P&TE

    Packaging and Transport Engineering

    In English

    P&VE

    Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering

    In English

    P-CSCF

    Proxy Call Session Control Function

    In English

    P-HUS

    Pneumococcal-associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

    In English

    P3I

    Planning, Performance, Process & Innovative Solutions

    In English

    P3S

    Power Systems Supports and Services

    In English

    PA

    Polyamide

    In English

    PA

    Petites Annonces

    In French

    PA

    Puissance Atteinte

    In French

    PA

    Protective Antigen

    In English

    PA

    Permis d’Aménager

    In French

    PAA

    Pan American Airlines

    In English

    PAA

    Population Active Agricole

    In French

    PAAR

    Professional Association of Andrologists of Russia

    In English

    PAC

    Pile à combustible

    In French

    PAC
    Politique Agricole Commune

    = PAC | Política Agrícola Comunitària | In Catalan
    = SZP | Společná Zemědělská Politika | In Czech
    = GAP | Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik | In German
    = ΚΑΠ | Κοινή αγροτική πολιτική | In Greek
    = KAP | Komuna Agrikultura Politiko | In Esperanto
    = PAC | Política Agrícola Común | In Spanish
    = KAP | Közös agrárpolitika | In Hungarian
    = PAC | Politica Agricola Comune | In Italian
    = BŽŪP | Bendroji žemės ūkio politika | In Lithuanian
    = GLB | Gemeenschappelijk Landbouwbeleid | In Dutch
    = WPR | Wspólna polityka rolna | In Polish
    = ССП | Спільна сільськогосподарська політика | In Ukrainian

    In French

    PAC
    Política Agrícola Comunitària

    = SZP, GAP, ΚΑΠ, KAP, BŽŪP, GLB, WPR, ССП (see above)

    In Catalan

    PAC
    Política Agrícola Común

    = SZP, GAP, ΚΑΠ, KAP, BŽŪP, GLB, WPR, ССП (see above)

    In Spanish

    PAC
    Politica Agricola Comune

    = SZP, GAP, ΚΑΠ, KAP, BŽŪP, GLB, WPR, ССП (see above)

    In Italian

    PACA

    Payload Accommodation Configuration Assessment

    In English

    PACCS

    Post-Attack Command and Control System

    In English

    PACE

    Power and Control Electronics

    In English

    PACE

    Prelaunch Automatic Checkout Equipment

    In English

    PACE

    Producible Alternative to Cadmium-Telluride Epitaxy

    In English

    PACK

    Payload Active Cooling Kit

    In English

    PACO

    Prelaunch Automatic Checkout

    In English

    PACRUSS

    Passive and Active Control of Space Structures

    In English

    PACS

    Pointing and Attitude Control System

    In English

    PACS

    Picture Archiving and Communication System

    In English

    PACT
    Program Assertif Community Treatment

    = TAC | Traitement Communautaire Assertif | In French

    In English

    PACTE

    Pile À Combustible Tout Électrolyte

    In French

    PACTE
    Parcours d’Accès aux Carrières de la fonction publique Territoriale, hospitalière et d’État

    Le PACTE (Parcours d’Accès aux Carrières de la fonction publique Territoriale, hospitalière et d’État) est un mode de recrutement dans les corps et cadres d’emploi de catégorie C des trois fonctions publiques françaises. Ouvert aux personnes faiblement qualifiées ou en situation de chômage de longue durée, le dispositif PACTE combine formation qualifiante et accès à l’emploi.

    In French

    PAD

    Propellant Acquisition Device

    In English

    PADSIM

    Precision Attitude Determination Simulation

    In English

    PAE

    Preventive Action Engineer

    In English

    PAF
    Penicillium AntiFungal protein

    Penicillium antifungal protein (PAF) is a small antifungal protein involved in the apoptotic and autophagic processes of its producer, namely the filamentous fungus Penicillium chrysogenum.

    In English

    PAF

    Payload Attach Fitting

    In English

    PAF
    Peak Annual Funding

    An approach is proposed for the structuring of a planetary mission set wherein the peak annual funding (PAF) is minimized to meet the annual budget restraint as opposed to minimizing the program runout cost.

    In English

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