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  • Applied sciences

    Applied sciences, technology.

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    Code

    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    VTFE

    Véhicule à Très Faibles Émissions

    In French

    VTHR

    Vidéo Transmission Haute Résolution

    In French

    VTI

    (Statens) Väg-och Transportforskninginstitut

    In Swedish

    VTM

    Véhicule de Transport de Matériel

    In French

    VTMIS

    Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Information Systems

    In English

    VTML

    Vytápění Mariánské Lázně

    In Czech

    VTP
    Vehicle Test Plan

    The abbreviation VTP (Vehicle Test Plan) includes the abbreviation TP (Test Plan).

    In English

    VTP

    Véhicule de Transport de Personnel

    In French

    VTPS
    Vibroacoustic Test Plan Summary

    The abbreviation VTPS (Vibroacoustic Test Plan Summary) includes the abbreviation TP (Test Plan).

    In English

    VTRS
    Vietnamese Technology Rating System

    The abbreviation VTRS (Vietnamese Technology Rating System) includes the abbreviation TRS (Technology Rating System).

    In English

    VTS
    Vandenberg Tracking Station

    The abbreviation VTS (Vandenberg Tracking Station) includes the abbreviation TS (Tracking Station).

    In English

    VTS

    Vibroacoustic Test Summary

    In English

    VTT

    Véhicule Tout Terrain

    In French

    VTU

    (Ministeriet for) Videnskab, Teknologi og Udvikling

    In Danish

    VTU

    Véhicule Tout Usage

    In French

    VTUTP

    Véhicule Tout Usage et Transport de Personnel

    In French

    VTVM

    Vacuum Tube Voltmeter

    In English

    VTÖ

    Verband der Technologiezentren Österreichs (www.vto.at)

    In German

    VU

    Vehicle Unit

    In English

    VU

    Vehicle Utility

    In English

    VULGAR

    Verbose Useful Labelled Gapped Alignment Report

    In English

    VUS
    Véhicule Utilitaire Sport

    = SUV | Sport Utility Vehicle | In English

    In French

    VUSW

    Vehicle Utility Software

    In English

    VUW

    Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien (https://www.vetmeduni.ac.at/)

    In German

    VV

    Vent Valve

    In English

    VV

    Vertical Velocity

    In English

    VVARC

    Victor Valley Amateur Radio Club

    In English

    VVB

    Venovenous Bypass

    In English

    VVER
    Vodo-vodní energetický reaktor

    = WWER | Wodo-Wodianoj Eniergieticzeskij Rieaktor | In Polish
    = WWER | Wasser-Wasser-Energie-Reaktor | In German
    = ВВЕР | Водо-Водяной Энергетический Реак | In Russian

    In Czech

    VVER
    Vodo-Vodianoï Energuetitcheski Reaktor

    = ВВЭР | Водо-Водяной Энергетический Реактор | In Russian

    In Russian

    VVI

    Vertical Velocity Indicator

    In English

    VVT

    Vlaamse Vereniging van Tandartsen

    In Dutch

    VWA

    Voedsel en Waren Autoriteit (www.vwa.nl)

    In Dutch

    VoIP
    Voice over Internet Protocol

    The abbreviation VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) includes the abbreviation IP (Internet Protocol).

    In English

    VoLTE

    Voice over LTE

    In English

    VÖB

    Verband der Österreichischen Beton- und Fertigteilwerke (www.voeb.com)

    In German

    VÖB

    Verband Österreichischer Beton- und Fertigteilwerke (www.voeb.com)

    In German

    VÖZ

    Vereinigung der Österreichischen Zementindustrie (www.zement.at)

    In German

    W

    Watt

    In many languages

    W&C

    Wire and Cable

    In English

    W-CDMA
    Wideband Code Division Multiple Access

    = WCDMA | Wideband Code Division Multiple Access | In English

    The abbreviation W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) includes the abbreviation CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access).

    In English

    WAB
    World Association for Buiatrics (www.buiatrics.com)

    In English

    WABA

    Washington Antiquarian Booksellers Association (www.wababooks.com)

    In English

    WAC

    World Aeronautical Chart

    In English

    WAC

    Water Aluminium Chloride

    In English

    WACC
    Weighted Average Cost of Capital

    = CMPC | Coût Moyen Pondéré du Capital | In French

    In English

    WAD

    Working As Designed

    In English

    WADD

    Wright Air Development Division

    In English

    WAG

    Wireless Access Gateway

    In English

    WAI

    Web Accessibility Initiative

    In English

    WAIMH

    World Association of Infant Mental Health

    In English

    WALA

    Western Amateur Linking Association

    In English

    WALL

    Wireless Abstraction Library

    In English

    WALL

    WURFL-based Abstraction Library by Luca

    In English

    WANO

    World Association of Nuclear Operators

    In English

    WAP

    Wireless Access Protocol

    In English

    WARA

    Western Amateur Radio Association

    In English

    WARDA

    West Africa Rice Development Association (www.warda.org)

    In English

    WARDS

    Working for Animals used in Research, Drugs and Surgery

    In English

    WARS

    Wide Area Telephone Service

    In English

    WAS

    World Aquaculture Society

    In English

    WASP

    Watkins Aircraft Support Products (www.waspinc.com)

    In English

    WATS

    Wide Area Telephone Service

    In English

    WAVE

    World Association of Veterinary Educators

    In English

    WBAN

    Wireless Body Area Network

    In English

    WBC

    White Blood Cells

    In English

    WBC

    World Buiatrics Congress

    In English

    WBCT

    Whole Blood Clotting Time

    In English

    WBD

    Wide-Band Data

    In English

    WBF

    Wissenschaftlicher Beirat Funk

    In German

    WBFDM
    Wide-Band Frequency Division Multiplexer

    The abbreviation WBFDM (Wide-Band Frequency Division Multiplexer) includes the abbreviation FDM (Frequency Division Multiplexer).

    In English

    WBMS

    World Bureau of Metal Statistics

    In English

    WBR

    Wide-Band Radiometer

    In English

    WBS

    Williams-Beuren Syndrome

    In English

    WBSC

    Wide-Band Signal Conditioner

    In English

    WBT

    Wide-Band Terminal

    In English

    WBTS

    Wide-Band Transmission System

    In English

    WCB

    Waukesha Cherry-Burrell (www.gowcb.com)

    In English

    WCB

    Wireline Competition Bureau (www.fcc.gov/wcb)

    In English

    WCB

    Workshop on Constraint Based Methods for Bioinformatics

    In English

    WCB

    Working Cell Bank

    In English

    WCCU

    Wireless Crew Communication Unit

    In English

    WCDMA
    Wideband Code Division Multiple Access

    = W-CDMA, WCDMA (see above)

    The abbreviation WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) includes the abbreviation CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access).

    In English

    WCL

    Water Coolant Line

    In English

    WCL

    Water Coolant Loop

    In English

    WCMC-Q

    Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar

    In English

    WCMH

    World Congress on Men's Health & Gender

    In English

    WCP

    Weapon Control Platform

    In English

    WCP

    Weight Control Program

    In English

    WCS

    Waste Collection System

    In English

    WCS

    Waste Collector System

    In English

    WCSAR

    Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics

    In English

    WCSC

    West Coast Switching Center

    In English

    WCVSA

    Western Canadian Veterinary Students' Association

    In English

    WDECT

    Wideband Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications

    In English

    WDM

    Wave Division Multiplexing

    In English

    WDM
    Wavelength Division Multiplexing

    The abbreviation WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) is included in abbreviations such as DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing), UDWDM (Ultra Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) and CWDM (Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing).

    In English

    WDR

    Westdeutscher Rundfunk (www.wdr.de)

    In German

    WDVS

    Wärmedämmverbundsystem

    In German

    WEAG

    Western European Armaments Group

    In English

    WEAO
    Western European Armaments Organisation

    = GAEO | Groupe Armement de l’Europe Occidentale | In French

    In English

    WEC
    World Energy Council

    = CME | Conseil Mondial de l’Énergie | In French
    = CME | Consiliul Mondial al Energiei | In Romanian

    In English

    WEEE
    Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

    = DEEE | Déchets des Équipements Électriques et Électroniques | In French

    In English

    WEMAL

    Wexford Energy Management Agency

    In English

    WER

    Weekly Epidemiological Report

    In English

    WETF
    Weightless Environment Test Facility

    The abbreviation WETF (Weightless Environment Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).

    In English

    WFC

    World Foundry Congress

    In English

    WFD

    Water Framework Directive

    In English

    WFF

    Wallops Flight Facility

    In English

    WFH

    World Federation of Hemophilia (www.wfh.org)

    In English

    WFNA

    White Fuming Nitric Acid

    In English

    WFP
    World Food Programme

    = PMA | Programa Mundial d'Alimentos | In Asturian
    = PAM | Programme Alimentaire Mondial | In French
    = WFP | 세계 식량 계획 | In Korean
    = WFP | მსოფლიო სასურსათო საბჭო | In Georgian
    = WFP | 国際連合世界食糧計画 | In Japanese
    = PAM | Programma Alimentare Mondiale | In Italian
    = PMA | Programa Mundial de Alimentos | In Spanish

    In English

    WFP
    세계 식량 계획

    = PMA, PAM (see above)

    In Korean

    WFP
    მსოფლიო სასურსათო საბჭო

    = PMA, PAM (see above)

    In Georgian

    WFP
    国際連合世界食糧計画

    = PMA, PAM (see above)

    In Japanese

    WFPC

    Wide Field Planetary Camera

    In English

    WFS

    Wavefield Synthesis

    In English

    WFSBP

    World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry

    In English

    WGO
    Wêreldgesondheidsorganisasie

    = MOS | Monda Organiz(aĵ)o pri Sano | In Esperanto
    = WHO | World Health Organization | In English
    = OMS | Organisation Mondiale de la Santé | In French
    = OMS | Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità | In Italian
    = OMS | Organización Mundial de la Salú | In Asturian
    = СЗО | Световната здравна огранизация | In Bulgarian
    = SZO | Světová zdravotnická organizace | In Czech
    = OMS | Organització Mundial de la Salut | In Catalan
    = OMS | Organización Mundial de la Salud | In Spanish
    = MTO | Maailma Terviseorganisatsioon | In Estonian
    = MOE | Munduko Osasun Erakundea | In Basque
    = OMS | Organisacion mondiâla de la sandât | In Franco-Provençal
    = OMS | Organización Mundial da Saúde | In Galician
    = SZO | Svjetska zdravstvena organizacija | In Croatian
    = RTD | Rêxistina Tendurustiyê ya Dinyayê | In Kurdish
    = UMS | Urganizazziun mundiala da la Santaa | In Lombard
    = PSO | Pasaulio sveikatos organizacija | In Lithuanian
    = PVO | Pasaules veselības organizācija | In Latvian
    = ÜST | Ümumdünya Səhiyyə Təşkilatı | In Turkish

    In Afrikaans

    WGS

    Whole Genome Shotgun

    In English

    WGSU

    Water-Glycol Service Unit

    In English

    WHI

    Women's Health Initiative (www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/)

    In English

    WHIST

    Walloon Highway Information System for Traffic

    In French

    WHO
    World Health Organization

    = WGO, MOS, OMS, СЗО, SZO, MTO, MOE, RTD, UMS, PSO, PVO, ÜST (see above)

    In English

    WIBR

    Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research

    In English

    WIGW

    Weduwen, Invaliden, Gepensioneerden en Wezen

    In Dutch

    WILMA

    Wire List Management and Accounting

    In English

    WIM

    WAP Identification Module

    In English

    WIM

    WAP Identity Module

    In English

    WING

    Werkstoffinnovationen für Industrie und Gesellschaft

    In German

    WIRE

    Wide-field Infrared Explorer

    In English

    WIS

    Water Information System

    In English

    WISE

    World Information Service on Energy

    In English

    WISE

    Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer

    In English

    WIT

    Waterford Institute of Technology

    In English

    WL

    Wire Localization

    In English

    WLS
    Western Launch Site

    The abbreviation WLS (Western Launch Site) includes the abbreviation LS (Launch Site).

    In English

    WM
    Waste Management

    The abbreviation WM (Waste Management) is included in abbreviations such as CoRWM (Committee on Radioactive Waste Management), FWWM (Food, Water, and Waste Management), FWWMS (Food, Water, and Waste Management Subsystem), WWMS (Water Waste Management System), WMC (Waste Management Compartment) and WMS (Waste Management System).

    In English

    WMA

    World Medical Association (www.wma.net)

    In English

    WMAN

    Wireless Metropolitan Area Network

    In English

    WMC
    Waste Management Compartment

    The abbreviation WMC (Waste Management Compartment) includes the abbreviation WM (Waste Management).

    In English

    WML

    Wireless Markup Language

    In English

    WMLS

    Wireless Markup Language Script

    In English

    WMS
    Waste Management System

    The abbreviation WMS (Waste Management System) is included in the abbreviation WWMS (Water Waste Management System), and it includes the abbreviation WM (Waste Management).

    In English

    WMV

    Watermelon Mosaic Virus

    In English

    WN

    West Nile

    In English

    WNV

    West Nile Virus

    In English

    WOM

    Write-Only-Memory

    In English

    WOS

    Westlandse Omroep Stichting (www.wos.nl)

    In Dutch

    WP

    Weapons Platform

    In English

    WPA

    World Psychiatric Association

    In English

    WPAN

    Wireless Personal-Area Network

    In English

    WPANL

    Wright-Patterson Aeronautical Laboratory

    In English

    WPC

    Watt Pulse Communication

    In English

    WPI

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    In English

    WPR
    Wspólna polityka rolna

    = PAC | Politique Agricole Commune | In French
    = 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
    = ССП | Спільна сільськогосподарська політика | In Ukrainian

    In Polish

    WPVMS

    West Point Veterinary Medical Society

    In English

    WRAP

    Waste & Ressources Action Programme

    In English

    WRD

    Water Resource Database

    In English

    WREAN

    Western Regional Energy Agency & Network

    In English

    WREN

    World Renewable Energy Network

    In English

    WRI

    Water Research Institute

    In English

    WRSA-I

    War Reserve Stocks for Allies-Israel

    In English

    WRU

    Weapon Replaceable Unit

    In English

    WS-I

    Web Services Interoperability

    In English

    WSAVA

    World Small Animal Veterinary Association (www.wsava.org)

    In English

    WSC

    Wide-Band Signal Conditioner

    In English

    WSCU

    Water Sector Co-ordination Unit

    In English

    WSEA

    Water and Sewer Expansion Authority

    In English

    WSED

    World Sustainable Energy Days

    In English

    WSGR

    White Sands Ground Relay

    In English

    WSGT

    White Sands Ground Terminal

    In English

    WSMC

    Western Space and Missile Center

    In English

    WSMCR

    Western Space and Missile Center Range

    In English

    WSMCR

    Western Space and Missile Center Regulation

    In English

    WSMR

    White Sands Missile Range

    In English

    WSN

    Wireless Sensor Network

    In English

    WSOA

    Washington State Obstetrical Association (www.wsoaonline.org)

    In English

    WSOA

    Washington State Orthopaedic Association (www.wsoa.org)

    In English

    WSOA

    Winged Sprints on Asphalt (http://wsoa.us)

    In English

    WSP

    Wireless Session Protocol

    In English

    WSPR
    Weapon System Problem Report

    The abbreviation WSPR (Weapon System Problem Report) includes the abbreviation PR (Problem Report).

    In English

    WSSTP

    Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform (www.wsstp.org)

    In English

    WSTA

    Weapon System Testability Analyzer

    In English

    WSTCM

    Wiener Schule für Traditionelle Chinesische Medizin

    In German

    WSTF
    White Sands Test Facility

    The abbreviation WSTF (White Sands Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).

    In English

    WSU

    Water Servicing Unit

    In English

    WSV

    Weapon System Vehicle

    In English

    WSVMA

    Washington State Veterinary Medical Association (https://wsvma.org/)

    In English

    WTB

    Wissenschaftliches und Technisches Bauzentrum

    In German

    WTCB
    Wetenschappelijk en Technisch Centrum voor het Bouwbedrijf

    = CSTC | Centre Scientifique et Technique de la Construction | In French

    In Dutch

    WTR

    Western Test Range

    In English

    WTREA

    Watford and Three Rivers Energy Agency

    In English

    WUPPE

    Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photo-Polarimeter Experiment

    In English

    WURFL

    Wireless Universal Resource File

    In English

    WUSCI

    Western Union Space Communications, Incorporated

    In English

    WVA

    World Veterinary Association (https://www.worldvet.org/)

    In English

    WVSD

    Wetenschappelijke Vereniging Voor Seksuele Disfuncties

    In Dutch

    WW

    Water Waste

    In English

    WWER
    Wodo-Wodianoj Eniergieticzeskij Rieaktor

    = VVER, ВВЕР (see above)

    In Polish

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