Multilingual dictionary of abbreviations

Abbreviations related to the theme ‘Fundamentals of knowledge and culture’

Prolegomena, fundamentals of knowledge and culture, propaedeutics.

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Code

Meaning

Language

Themes and places

PaReL

Pattern Recognition Letters

In English

PaaS

Platform as a Service

In English

Pacman

Package manager

In English

ParC

Parallel Computing

In English

PauLLA

Pau Logiciels Libres Association

In French

PetDB
Petrological Database of the Ocean Floor (https://www.earthchem.org/petdb)
PetDB (Petrological Database of the Ocean Floor) is a searchable database of published geochemical data for igneous and metamorphic rocks of the ocean floor, including magmatic rocks generated at mid-ocean ridges, back-arc basins, or young seamounts, abyssal peridotites, old oceanic crust, mantle xenoliths, and ophiolites.

In English

PiCT

Prothrombinase-induced Clotting Time

In English

Pl

Poiseuille

In many languages

PlR

Planetary Report

In English

PnP

Plug 'n play

In English

PoE

Power over Ethernet

In English

PyG

PyTorch Geometric

In English

Q&A

Question and Answer

In English

Q/R

Questions/Réponses

In French

QA
Quality Assurance

The abbreviation QA (Quality Assurance) is included in abbreviations such as QAM (Quality Assurance Manual), SDQA (Software Development Quality Assurance), LRQA (Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance), T&QA (Test and Quality Assurance), SR&QA (Safety, Reliability, and Quality Assurance), SQA (Subcontractor Quality Assurance), SDQA (Space Division Quality Assurance), RM&QA (Reliability, Maintainability, and Quality Assurance), R&QA (Reliability and Quality Assurance), QAR (Quality Assurance Report), QAP (Quality Assurance Product), QAOP (Quality Assurance Operating Procedure), ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education), QAFM (Quality Assurance Forms Manual), QAD (Quality Assurance Division), QACAD (Quality Assurance Corrective Action Document), QAC (Quality Assurance Chart), QA&T (Quality Assurance and Test), PQA (Procurement Quality Assurance), ABQAURP (American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians), QAA (Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education), ECQAC (Electronic Components Quality Assurance Committee) and SQA (Software Quality Assurance).

QA is equivalent to AQ (Assurance Qualité) in French.

In English

QA

Quality Audit

In English

QA
Question Answering

The abbreviation QA (Question Answering) is included in the abbreviation CoQA (Conversational Question Answering).

In English

QA&T
Quality Assurance and Test

The abbreviation QA&T (Quality Assurance and Test) includes the abbreviation QA (Quality Assurance).

In English

QAA
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education

The abbreviation QAA (Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education) includes the abbreviation QA (Quality Assurance).

In English

QAC
Quality Assurance Chart

The abbreviation QAC (Quality Assurance Chart) includes the abbreviation QA (Quality Assurance).

In English

QACAD
Quality Assurance Corrective Action Document

The abbreviation QACAD (Quality Assurance Corrective Action Document) includes abbreviations QA (Quality Assurance) and CA (Corrective Action).

In English

QAD
Quality Assurance Division

The abbreviation QAD (Quality Assurance Division) includes the abbreviation QA (Quality Assurance).

In English

QAFM
Quality Assurance Forms Manual

The abbreviation QAFM (Quality Assurance Forms Manual) includes the abbreviation QA (Quality Assurance).

In English

QAM
Quality Assurance Manual

The abbreviation QAM (Quality Assurance Manual) includes the abbreviation QA (Quality Assurance).

QAM is equivalent to MAQ (Manuel d’Assurance Qualité) in French.

In English

QAOP
Quality Assurance Operating Procedure

The abbreviation QAOP (Quality Assurance Operating Procedure) includes abbreviations QA (Quality Assurance) and OP (Operating Procedure).

In English

QAP

Quality Assessment Procedure

In English

QAP
Quality Assurance Product

The abbreviation QAP (Quality Assurance Product) includes the abbreviation QA (Quality Assurance).

In English

QAR
Quality Assurance Report

The abbreviation QAR (Quality Assurance Report) includes the abbreviation QA (Quality Assurance).

In English

QAT

Quantization-Aware Training

In English

QAVT

Qualification Acceptance Vibration Test

In English

QBIC

Query By Image Content

In English

QC
Quality Control

The abbreviation QC (Quality Control) is included in abbreviations such as ASQC (American Society for Quality Control), FTSQCO (Fiji Trade Standards and Quality Control Office), COSQC (Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control), PQC (Procurement Quality Control), SQC (Statistical Quality Control), QCOP (Quality Control Operating Procedure) and QCDR (Quality Control Deficiency Report).

In English

QCD

Qualité, Coûts, Délais

In French

QCDR
Quality Control Deficiency Report

The abbreviation QCDR (Quality Control Deficiency Report) includes the abbreviation QC (Quality Control).

In English

QCOP
Quality Control Operating Procedure

The abbreviation QCOP (Quality Control Operating Procedure) includes abbreviations OP (Operating Procedure) and QC (Quality Control).

In English

QCS

Qualified Calibration Source

In English

QDA
Quadratic Discriminant Analysis

The abbreviation QDA (Quadratic Discriminant Analysis) is included in the abbreviation SQDA (Sparse Quadratic Discriminant Analysis).

In English

QDOS
Quick and Dirty Operating System

The abbreviation QDOS (Quick and Dirty Operating System) includes the abbreviation OS (Operating System).

In English

QDR
Qualification Design Review

The abbreviation QDR (Qualification Design Review) is included in the abbreviation CQDR (Critical Qualification Design Review), and it includes the abbreviation DR (Design Review).

In English

QDS

Quality Data System

In English

QE

Quality Engineer

In English

QE

Quality Engineering

In English

QED
Quod Erat Demonstrandum

QED is equivalent to CQFD (Ce Qu'il Fallait Démontrer) in French.

In Latin

QES

Qwam E-content Server

In English

QFD

Quality Function Deployment

In English

QFD

Quality Functional Deployment

In English

QG

Quartier Général

In French

QI

Quality Information

In English

QI

Qualification Initiale

In French

QIC

Quality Information Control

In English

QIS

Qualität in Schulen

In German

QIS

Quality Improvement Service

In English

QIS

Qualcomm Internet Services

In English

QIS

Quantum Information Science

In English

QLDS

Quick-Look Data Station

In English

QM

Qualification Motor

In English

QMS
Quality Management System

The abbreviation QMS (Quality Management System) is included in the abbreviation SQMS (Scottish Quality Management System).

In English

QMS

Qualification Model Spacecraft

In English

QO

Qualification Opérationnelle

In French

QOM

Quick Ontology Mapping

In English

QOS

Quality Operating System

In English

QP

Qualification des Performances

In French

QPD

Quality Planning Document

In English

QPL

Qualified Parts List

In English

QPL

Qualified Products List

In English

QPP

Quality Program Plan

In English

QPR
Quarterly Progress Report

The abbreviation QPR (Quarterly Progress Report) includes the abbreviation PR (Progress Report).

In English

QPRD
Quality Planning Requirements Document

The abbreviation QPRD (Quality Planning Requirements Document) includes the abbreviation RD (Requirements Document).

In English

QPRD
Quality Program Requirements Document

The abbreviation QPRD (Quality Program Requirements Document) includes abbreviations PR (Program Requirements) and RD (Requirements Document).

In English

QPRH

Quality Planning Requirements Handbook

In English

QPSD

Quality and Productivity Systems Division

In English

QQPRI

Qualitative and Quantitative Personnel Requirements Information

In English

QR
Qualification Review

The abbreviation QR (Qualification Review) is included in abbreviations such as QRS (Qualification Review Sheet), FQR (Formal Qualification Review), CDQR (Critical Design and Qualification Review) and FQR (Final Qualification Review).

In English

QRS
Qualification Review Sheet

The abbreviation QRS (Qualification Review Sheet) includes the abbreviation QR (Qualification Review).

In English

QS

Quality System

In English

QS

Qualité Sûreté

In French

QSA

Qualification Site Approval

In English

QSAE

Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia

In English

QSE

Qualité, Sécurité, Environnement

In French

QSGVT

Quarter-Scale Ground Vibration Test

In English

QSII

Qualité et Sécurité des Installations Intérieures

In French

QSL

Qualified Source List

In English

QT
Qualification Test

The abbreviation QT (Qualification Test) is included in abbreviations such as FQT (Formal Qualification Test), PQT (Preliminary Qualification Test), QTP (Qualification Test Plan), QTP (Qualification Test Procedure), QTR (Qualification Test Report), QTV (Qualification Test Vehicle), PPQT (Preproduction Qualification Test) and PQT (Production Qualification Test).

In English

QTP
Qualification Test Plan

The abbreviation QTP (Qualification Test Plan) includes abbreviations TP (Test Plan) and QT (Qualification Test).

In English

QTP
Qualification Test Procedure

The abbreviation QTP (Qualification Test Procedure) includes abbreviations TP (Test Procedure) and QT (Qualification Test).

In English

QTR
Qualification Test Report

The abbreviation QTR (Qualification Test Report) includes abbreviations TR (Test Report) and QT (Qualification Test).

In English

QTV
Qualification Test Vehicle

The abbreviation QTV (Qualification Test Vehicle) includes abbreviations QT (Qualification Test) and TV (Test Vehicle).

In English

QUADS

Quality Achievement Data System

In English

QUCC

Quaderni Urbinati di Cultura Classica

In Italian

QUIC

Quality Data Information and Control

In English

QUIC

Quality Information Control

In English

QUIC

Quick UDP Internet Connections

In English

QUP

Quality Unit Pack

In English

QVT

Qualified Verification Testing

In English

QVVT

Qualified Verification Vibration Testing

In English

QoS

Quality of Service

In English

R&D
Recherche et développement

R&D is equivalent to F&E (Forschung und Entwicklung) in German, R&D (Research Development) in English, I+D (Investigación y Desarrollo) in Spanish, R&S (Ricerca e Sviluppo) in Italian, P&D (Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento) in Portuguese, and O&O (Onderzoek en Ontwikkeling) in Dutch, and FoU (Forsøk og Utvikling) in Norwegian.

In French

R&D
Research and Development

R&D is equivalent to F&E, I+D, R&S, P&D, O&O and FoU (see above).

In English

R&DO

Research and Development Operations

In English

R&E

Research and Engineering

In English

R&M

Reliability and Maintainability

In English

R&PM
Research and Program Management

The abbreviation R&PM (Research and Program Management) includes the abbreviation PM (Program Management).

In English

R&QA
Reliability and Quality Assurance

The abbreviation R&QA (Reliability and Quality Assurance) includes the abbreviation QA (Quality Assurance).

In English

R&R

Remove and Replace

In English

R&S
Ricerca e Sviluppo

R&S is equivalent to R&D, F&E, I+D, P&D, O&O and FoU (see above).

In Italian

R&S

Reliability and Safety

In English

R&T

Research and Technology

In English

R&T

Réseaux & Télécoms

In French

R&U

Repairs and Utilities

In English

R2DS

Réseau Francilien de Recherche sur le Développement Soutenable

In French

R2I

Réseau Industriel d'Innovation

In French

R2ML
REWERSE Rule Markup Language

The abbreviation R2ML (REWERSE Rule Markup Language) includes the abbreviation ML (Markup Language).

In English

R3S

Rapid Records Retrieval System

In English

R@S

Réseau Associatif et Syndical

In French

RA

Régiment d’Artillerie

In French

RAAM

Recursive Auto-Associative Memory

In English

RAAP

Red Académica Peruana

In Spanish

RAC

Reliability Action Center

In English

RACCS

Remote Automatic Checkout and Calibration System

In English

RACF

Resource Access Control Facility

In English

RAD

Research and Advanced Development

In English

RAD

Rapid Application Development

In English

RADAR

Résultats, Approche, Déploiement, Appréciation, Revue

In French

RADCC
Radiation Control Center

The abbreviation RADCC (Radiation Control Center) includes the abbreviation CC (Control Center).

In English

RADIUS

Remote Authentication Dial In User Service

In English

RADOP

Radiator Optimization Computer Code

In English

RAF

Requirements Analysis Form

In English

RAG

Reusable Agenda

In English

RAGIE

Red Avanzada Guatemalteca para la Investigación y Educación

In Spanish

RAI
Review Action Item

The abbreviation RAI (Review Action Item) includes the abbreviation AI (Action Item).

In English

RAICES

Red Avanzada de Investigación, Ciencia y Educación Salvadoreña

In Spanish

RAID

Redundant Array of Independent Disks

In English

RAID

Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks

In English

RAID

Research in Attacks, Intrusions, and Defenses

In English

RAII

Resource Acquisition Is Initialization

In English

RAISOM

Réseaux de collecte IP Sans Fil Optimisés

In French

RAL

Responsibility Assignment List

In English

RAM
Random Access Memory

The abbreviation RAM (Random Access Memory) is included in abbreviations such as MRAM (Magnetic Random Access Memory), MRAM (Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory), RAMDAC (Random Access Memory Digital to Analog Converter), IRAM (Input Random Access Memory), ORAM (Output Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory) and STTRAM (Spin Transfer Torque Random Access Memory).

In English

RAM

Reliability Assessment Model

In English

RAM

Requirements Allocation Matrix

In English

RAM

Resource Allocation Manager

In English

RAM

Responsibility Assignment Matrix

In English

RAMCS

Remote Automatic Measuring and Calibration System

In English

RAMDAC
Random Access Memory Digital to Analog Converter

The abbreviation RAMDAC (Random Access Memory Digital to Analog Converter) includes the abbreviation RAM (Random Access Memory).

In English

RAMEAU

Répertoire d’Autorité-Matière Encyclopédique et Alphabétique Unifié

In French

RAML

RESTful API Modeling Language

In English

RAMP

Replenishment Activity Management Plan

In English

RAMPS

Resource Analysis and Mission Planning System

In English

RANN

Research Applied to National Needs

In English

RAP
Regional Action Programme

The abbreviation RAP (Regional Action Programme) is included in the abbreviation SRAP (Sub-Regional Action Programme).

In English

RAP
Reconnaissance Automatique de la Parole

RAP is equivalent to ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) in English.

In French

RAP

Reliability Assurance Program

In English

RAP

Rapport Annuel de Performance

In French

RAPACE

Réseaux Accédant par PAsserelle aux CEntraux

In French

RAPACE

Recherches Aérodynamiques Pour Avion de Combat Évolué

In French

RAPP

Resource and Planning Program

In English

RAPRIA

Russian Federation Association for Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis

In English

RAQ

Responsable Assurance Qualité

In French

RAQ

Rarely Asked Questions

In English

RAR

Resource Accommodation Report

In English

RARP

Reverse Address Resolution Protocol

In English

RAS

Requirements Allocation Sheet

In English

RASMUS

Remote Accessible Software configurable Multi-channel Ultrasound Sampling system

In English

RAU

Red Académica Uruguaya

In Spanish

RAX

Remote Access Computing System

In English

RAX

Remote Access Terminal

In English

RB
Review Board

The abbreviation RB (Review Board) is included in abbreviations such as SDRB (Software Design Review Board), PPRB (Preliminary Proposal Review Board), PRB (Panel Review Board), PRB (Program Review Board), PRRB (Payload Requirements Review Board), SERB (Shuttle Engineering Review Board), SERB (Support Equipment Review Board), SERB (Systems Engineering Review Board), RRB (Requirements Review Board), SCRB (Software Configuration Review Board), SCRB (STSOC Configuration Review Board), PORB (Production Operations Review Board), SRB (Safety Review Board), SRB (Software Review Board), TCRB (Test Change Review Board), TCRB (Test Criteria Review Board), TDRB (Tool Design Review Board), TRB (Test Review Board), DRB (Design Review Board), HSIRB (Health Sciences Institutional Review Board), PRB (President’s Review Board), PCRB (Program Change Review Board), ICRB (Interface Change Review Board), CLRB (Cost Limit Review Board), CMRB (Contractor Material Review Board), CRB (Change Review Board), CRB (Concept Review Board), CRB (Configuration Review Board), CRB (Correspondence Review Board), ERB (Engineering Review Board), FRB (Failure Review Board), IRB (Institutional Review Board), HCRB (Hardware Configuration Review Board), CARB (Central Acquisition Review Board), ISMRB (Information Systems Management Review Board), ISRB (Integrated System Review Board), ITRB (Integrated Technical Review Board), JRB (Joint Review Board), MRB (Material Review Board), OMRB (Operating Material Review Board), ORB (Operations Review Board), PARB (Problem Assessment Review Board), PCRB (Project Change Review Board) and PMRB (Primary Material Review Board).

In English

RBDE

Radar Bright Display Equipment

In English

RBMT
Retrospective Bibliographies on Magnetic Tape

The abbreviation RBMT (Retrospective Bibliographies on Magnetic Tape) includes the abbreviation MT (Magnetic Tape).

In English

RBOAC

Role-Based Access Control

In English

RC

Ricerca e Cooperazione

In Italian

RC

Repos Compensateur

In French

RC

Rémunération Complémentaire

In French

RCC
Range Control Center

The abbreviation RCC (Range Control Center) includes the abbreviation CC (Control Center).

In English

RCC
Recovery Control Center

The abbreviation RCC (Recovery Control Center) includes the abbreviation CC (Control Center).

In English

RCC
Regional Control Center

The abbreviation RCC (Regional Control Center) includes the abbreviation CC (Control Center).

In English

RCCB
Rockwell Configuration Control Board

The abbreviation RCCB (Rockwell Configuration Control Board) includes abbreviations CCB (Configuration Control Board) and CB (Control Board).

In English

RCCP
Recorder and Communications Control Panel

The abbreviation RCCP (Recorder and Communications Control Panel) includes the abbreviation CP (Control Panel).

In English

RCCT

Registration Center of Certificated Translators

In English

RCES

Registration Center of Experts for Standardization

In English

RCI

Request for Contract Investigation

In English

RCL

Reliability Control Level

In English

RCM

Reliability-Centered Maintenance

In English

RCN
Requirements Change Notice

The abbreviation RCN (Requirements Change Notice) includes the abbreviation CN (Change Notice).

In English

RCP

Rich Client Platform

In English

RCP

Rémunération pour Copie Privée

In French

RCR
Requirements Change Request

The abbreviation RCR (Requirements Change Request) includes the abbreviation CR (Change Request).

In English

RCS

Revision Control System

In French

RCS

Requirements Collection System

In English

RCSO-TIC

Réseau de Compétences de Suisse Occidentale en Technologie de l’Information et de la Communication

In French

RCTT

Réduction Collective du Temps de Travail

In French

RCU

Remote Control Unit

In English

RD
Requirements Document

The abbreviation RD (Requirements Document) is included in abbreviations such as SRD (Shuttle Requirements Document), PRD (Payload Requirements Document), PRD (Preliminary Requirements Document), PRD (Procurement Requirements Document), PRD (Program Requirements Document), PRD (Project Requirements Document), PSRD (Program Support Requirements Document), QPRD (Quality Planning Requirements Document), QPRD (Quality Program Requirements Document), SERD (SE Requirements Document), SMVRD (Shuttle Master Verification Requirements Document), SPRD (System Performance Requirements Document), PORD (Performance and Operations Requirements Document), SRD (Systems Requirements Document), SREM (System Requirement Engineering Methodology), STIRD (SAIL Test Implementation Requirements Document), TCRD (Test and Checkout Requirements Document), TRD (Technical Requirements Document), TRD (Test Requirements Document), EGORD (Experiment Ground Operations Requirements Document), DRD (Data Requirements Document), DRD (Design Requirements Document), DRD (Detailed Requirements Document), DTRD (Development Test Requirements Document), IRD (Integration Requirements Document), FDRD (Flight Definition and Requirements Document), FERD (Facility and Equipment Requirements Document), GIRD (Ground Integration Requirements Document), FRD (Flight Requirements Document), FRD (Functional Requirements Document), FTRD (Flight Test Requirements Document), FTRD (Functional Test Requirements Document), GORD (Ground Operations Requirements Document), IDMRD (Intermediate and Depot Maintenance Requirements Document), IDRD (Information Definition Requirements Document), IRD (Information Requirements Document), BCRD (Basic Consolidated Requirements Document), IRD (Interface Requirements Document), ITRD (Integrated Test Requirements Document), KPRD (KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Program Requirements Document), LRD (Launch Requirements Document), MDRD (Mission Data Requirements Document), MORD (Medical Operations Requirements Document), MRD (Mission Requirements Document), ORD (Operations Requirements Document), ORD (Orbital Requirements Document) and PDRD (Procurement Data Requirements Document).

In English

RDA

Rich Desktop Application

In English

RDA

Remote Data Access

In English

RDA

Resident Data Area

In English

RDA

Research, Development and Acquisition

In English

RDBMS
Relational Database Management System

RDBMS is equivalent to .

In English

RDC

Reference Designator Code

In English

RDC
Request for Design Change

The abbreviation RDC (Request for Design Change) includes the abbreviation DC (Design Change).

In English

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