Abbreviations related to the theme ‘Research institutes’
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Meaning
Language
Themes and places
- NORC
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National Opinion Research Center (www.norc.org)
- NREL
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- NRI
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Needham Research Institute (www.nri.cam.ac.uk)
- NRL
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Naval Research Laboratory (www.nrl.navy.mil)
- NSL
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Northrop Space Laboratory
- NSTL
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National Space Technology Laboratories
- NTF
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National Test Facility
The abbreviation NTF (National Test Facility) is included in the abbreviation INTF (Interim National Test Facility), and it includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- NTSC
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National Thai Studies Centre
- NVEOL
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Night Vision and Electro-Optical Laboratory
- NVEOL
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Night Vision and Electronic-Optics Laboratory
- NVLAP
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National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Programme
- NYSCEDII
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New York State Center for Engineering Design and Industrial Innovations
- OAC
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Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba (https://oac.unc.edu.ar/)
- OECI
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Organization of European Cancer Institutes (https://oeci.eu/)
- OERG
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Oxford Economic Research Group
- OFI
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Österreichisches Forschungsinstitut für Chemie und Technik (www.ofi.co.at)
- OHP
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Observatoire de Haute-Provence (www.obs-hp.fr)
- OML
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Oddział Metali Lekkich
- ONERA
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Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales (www.onera.fr)
- OPGC
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Observatoire de Physique du Globe de Clermont-Ferrand (wwwobs.univ-bpclermont.fr)
- OPIPA
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Organisatie voor Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- ORFEUS
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Observatories and Research Facilities for EUropean Seismology (http://orfeus.knmi.nl)
- ORI
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Ocean Research Institute (www.ori.u-tokyo.ac.jp)
- ORRCA
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Ontario Research Centre for Computer Algebra (www.orcca.on.ca)
- OSI
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Ordnance Survey Ireland
- OSI
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Österreichisches Ost- und Südosteuropa-Institut (www.osi.ac.at)
- OSTF
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Off-Site Test Facility
The abbreviation OSTF (Off-Site Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- OTL
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Ordnance Test Laboratory
- Ofta
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Observatoire Français des Techniques Avancées
- PAICz
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Publications of the Astronomical Institute of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences
- PARC
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Palo Alto Research Center (www.parc.com)
- PAVE
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Profession Architecture, Ville et Environnement
- PCA
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Polskie Centrum Aluminium (http://pca.org.pl)
- PDL
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Product Development Laboratory
- PFL
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Propulsion Field Laboratory
- PIDS
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Philippine Institute for Development Studies
- PISAI
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Pontificio Istituto di Studi Arabi e d'Islamistica (https://www.pisai.it/)
PISAI is equivalent to PISAI (Pontificium Institutum Studiorum Arabicorum et Islamicorum) in Latin.
- PISAI
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Pontificium Institutum Studiorum Arabicorum et Islamicorum (https://www.pisai.it/)
PISAI is equivalent to PISAI (see above).
- PLSL
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Propellants and Life Support Laboratory
- PMEL
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Precision Measurements Equipment Laboratory
- PMEL
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Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (www.pmel.noaa.gov)
- PPPL
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Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (www.pppl.gov)
- PRC
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Pharmacotherapy Research Center
- PRO
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Public Research Organisation
The abbreviation PRO (Public Research Organisation) is included in abbreviations such as PROTON (Public Research Organisations’ Technology Offices Network) and PROTON (Public Research Organisation Technology Transfer Office Network).
- PROTON
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Public Research Organisations’ Technology Offices Network
The abbreviation PROTON (Public Research Organisations’ Technology Offices Network) includes the abbreviation PRO (Public Research Organisation).
- PROTON
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Public Research Organisation Technology Transfer Office Network
The abbreviation PROTON (Public Research Organisation Technology Transfer Office Network) includes the abbreviation PRO (Public Research Organisation).
- PSCL
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Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory
- PSI
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Paul Scherrer Institut (https://www.psi.ch/de)
PSI is equivalent to IPS (Institut Paul Scherrer) in French.
- PSI
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Perception, Système et Information
- PUAms
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Publications of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Amsterdam
- QRSL
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Quick-Reaction Space Laboratory
- RAL
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Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory
- RDUES
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Research and Development Unit for English Studies
- RERC
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Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
- RESTEC
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Remote Sensing Technology Center
- RFD
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Research Facilities Design
- RIA
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Research Institute on Addictions (www.ria.buffalo.edu)
- RIAM
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Research Institute for Applied Mechanics
- RIAP
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Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific
- RICAM
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Johann Radon-Institut für computerorientierte und angewandte Mathematik
- RIFIAS
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Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies
- RIHN
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Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
- RIIC
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Research Institute for Integrated Circuits
The abbreviation RIIC (Research Institute for Integrated Circuits) includes the abbreviation IC (Integrated Circuit).
- RIJS
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Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (https://rijs.fas.harvard.edu/)
The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (RIJS) is a center supporting research activities concerning Japan and Japanese Studies. Its mission is to advance teaching and research on Japan, to stimulate scholarly and public interest about Japan and U.S.-Japan relations, and to strengthen ties between Harvard University and Japan and between Japan and the United States.
- RILEM
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Réunion Internationale des Laboratoires pour l'Essai des Matériaux
- RIMAS
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Rotterdam Institute of Modern Asian Studies
- RIMS
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Research Institute of Mathematical Sciences
- RISC
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Research Institute for Symbolic Computation (www.risc.uni-linz.ac.at)
- RISH
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Research Institute of Sustainable Humanosphere (www.rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp)
- RISHI
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Remen Institute for the Study of Health and Illness
- RITE
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Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (www.rite.or.jp)
- RKI
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Robert Koch-Institut
- RLEMR
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Research Laboratory Engineering Materials Report
- RMAP
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Resource Management in Asia-Pacific Program
- ROIS
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Research Organization of Information and Systems (www.rois.ac.jp)
- RPCI
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute (https://www.roswellpark.org/)
- RPL
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Rocket Propulsion Laboratory
- RSEL
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Remote Sensing and Ecology Lab
- RUCTA
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Research Unit on Cultures and Technologies in Asia
- SAIL
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Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory
- SAL
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Shuttle Avionics Laboratory
- SAL
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Supersonic Aerophysics Laboratory
- SAMTEC
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Space And Missile Test Center
- SBER
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Stream Biofilm and Ecosystem Research Laboratory (https://sber.epfl.ch/)
- SBIC
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Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (https://www.a-star.edu.sg/sbic)
- SDIF
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Software Development and Integration Facility
The abbreviation SDIF (Software Development and Integration Facility) includes the abbreviation SD (Software Development).
- SDL
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Software Development Laboratory
The abbreviation SDL (Software Development Laboratory) includes the abbreviation SD (Software Development).
- SDVF
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Software Development and Verification Facility
The abbreviation SDVF (Software Development and Verification Facility) includes the abbreviation SD (Software Development).
- SEAL
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Software Engineering and Ada Lab(oratory)
- SEERC
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South East European Research Centre
- SEL
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Systems Electronics Laboratory
- SEL
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Systems Engineering Laboratories
- SERC
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Solar Energy Research Center
- SERL
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Software Engineering Research Laboratory
- SEROS
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SEnter for Risikostyring Og Samfunnssikkerhet
- SESL
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Space Environment(al) Simulation Laboratory
- SETF
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Small-Engine Test Facility
The abbreviation SETF (Small-Engine Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- SFC
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Société Française de Céramique (https://ceramique.fr/)
- SIAE
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Slovenian Institute for Adult Education (https://www.acs.si/en)
SIAE is equivalent to ACS (Andragoški Center Slovenije) in Slovenian.
- SIDC
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Space Innovation and Development Center
- SIIS
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Shanghai Institute for International Studies
- SIJLAB
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Sino-Italian Joint Laboratory of Archimede's Bridge
- SIL
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System Integration Laboratory
- SIO
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography (www-sio.ucsd.edu)
- SIPRI
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (https://www.sipri.org/)
- SL
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Space Laboratory
- SLAI
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Specjalistyczne Laboratorium Analiz Instrumentalnych
- SMHI
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Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (www.smhi.se)
SMHI is equivalent to SMHI (Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute) in English.
- SMHI
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Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (www.smhi.se)
SMHI is equivalent to SMHI (see above).
- SP
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Sveriges Provnings- och Forskningsinstitut
- SPRL
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Space Physics Research Laboratory (www.sprl.umich.edu)
- SRL
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Single-Rack Laboratory
- SRL
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Space Radar Laboratory
- SSFL
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Santa Susana Field Laboratory
- SSI
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Statens Serum Institut
- SSPTF
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Santa Susana Propulsion Test Facility
The abbreviation SSPTF (Santa Susana Propulsion Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- STC
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Stennis Test Center
- STC
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Satellite Test Center
The abbreviation STC (Satellite Test Center) is included in the abbreviation AFSTC (Air Force Satellite Test Center).
- STF
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Satellite Test Facility
The abbreviation STF (Satellite Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- STF
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Spin Test Facility
The abbreviation STF (Spin Test Facility) is included in the abbreviation DSTF (Delta Spin Test Facility), and it includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- STIL
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Software Test and Integration Laboratory
- STL
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Speech Transmission Laboratory
- STL
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Space Technology Laboratories
- STL
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System Test Laboratory
- STRI
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (www.stri.org)
- STRI
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Sports Turf Research Institute
- STRI
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Science and Technology Research Institute
- STScI
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Space Telescope Science Institute (https://www.stsci.edu/)
- SVA
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Schiffbautechnische Versuchsanstalt (www.sva.at)
- SWC
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Space Warfare Center
- SWDC
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Software Development Center
- SWL
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Signals Warfare Lab
- TASC
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Tecnologie Avanzate e nanoSCienza
- TAUCHI
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Tampere Unit for Computer-Human Interaction (https://research.uta.fi/tauchi/)
- TF
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Test Facility
The abbreviation TF (Test Facility) is included in abbreviations such as AMTF (Acoustic Model Test Facility), ASTF (Aeropropulsion System Test Facility), DDTF (Dynamic Docking Test Facility), EPSTF (Electrical Power System Test Facility), ESTF (Electronic System Test Facility), ETF (Eglin Test Facility), FCSTF (Fuel Cell System Test Facility), FCTF (Fuel Cell Test Facility), GTF (Ground Test Facility), HFTF (Horizontal Flight Test Facility), HSTF (Hypergolic System Test Facility), IMTF (Integrated Manufacturing Test Facility), INTF (Interim National Test Facility), KTF (Kauai Test Facility), LETF (Launch Equipment Test Facility), MPTF (Main Propulsion Test Facility), MRTFB (Major Range and Test Facility Base), NATF (Naval Air Test Facility), NDTF (Nondestructive Test Facility), NTF (National Test Facility), OSTF (Off-Site Test Facility), SETF (Small-Engine Test Facility), SFTF (Static Firing Test Facility), SSPTF (Santa Susana Propulsion Test Facility), STF (Satellite Test Facility), STF (Spin Test Facility), TFU (Test Facility Utilization), UTF (Underwater Test Facility), VATF (Vibration and Acoustic Test Facility), VTF (Vertical Test Facility), WETF (Weightless Environment Test Facility), WSTF (White Sands Test Facility), DSTF (Delta Spin Test Facility) and HELSTF (High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility).
- TFU
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Test Facility Utilization
The abbreviation TFU (Test Facility Utilization) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- TIL
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Technology Insertion Laboratory
- TLL
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Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory
- TNO
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(Nederlandse Organisatie voor) Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek (https://www.tno.nl/)
- TNSC
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Tanegashima Space Center
- TRACES
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Travaux et Recherches Archéologiques sur les Cultures, les Espaces et les Sociétés (https://traces.univ-tlse2.fr/)
- TRL
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Transport Research Laboratory
- TRPRC
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Tulane Regional Primate Research Center (www.tnprc.tulane.edu)
- TSÚS
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Technický a Skúšobný Ústav Stavebný (https://www.tsus.sk/)
- TZI
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Technologie-Zentrum Informatik (www.tzi.de)
- TZW
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Technologiezentrum Wasser (www.tzw.de)
- UAR
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Upper Austrian Research (https://www.uar.at/)
- UICB
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Union Internationale des Centres du Bâtiment
- UMMISCO
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Unité de Modélisation Mathématique et Informatique de Systèmes COmplexes (www.ummisco.ird.fr)
- UMR
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Unité Mixte de Recherche
- UNICRI
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United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (www.unicri.it)
The abbreviation UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute) includes the abbreviation UN (United Nations).
- UNIDIR
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United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (https://unidir.org/)
The abbreviation UNIDIR (United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research) includes the abbreviation UN (United Nations).
- UNRISD
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United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
The abbreviation UNRISD (United Nations Research Institute for Social Development) includes the abbreviation UN (United Nations).
- UNSC
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Unité de Nutrition et Signalisation Cellulaire
- UPR
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Unité Propre de Recherche
- URCSE
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Unité de Recherche Conception des Systèmes Électroniques
- URPI
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Unité de Recherche Pluridisciplinaire sur l’Interculturalité
- USAMRIID
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United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
- USML
-
United States Microgravity Laboratory
- UTF
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Underwater Test Facility
The abbreviation UTF (Underwater Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- UZF
-
Universitätszentrum für Friedensforschung
- VACTL
-
Vertical Assembly Component Test Laboratory
- VATF
-
Vibration and Acoustic Test Facility
The abbreviation VATF (Vibration and Acoustic Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- VBI
-
Vessels and Blood Institute (www.ivs-vbi.org)
VBI is equivalent to IVS (Institut des Vaisseaux et du Sang) in French.
- VFG
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Versuchsanstalt für Getreideverarbeitung (www.vfg.or.at)
- VFH
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Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt der Hafner Österreichs
- VGRF
-
Variable-Gravity Research Facility
- VIDO
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Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (https://www.vido.org/)
- VITO
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Vlaams Instituut voor Technologisch Onderzoek (www.vito.be)
- VTF
-
Vertical Test Facility
The abbreviation VTF (Vertical Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- VeABD
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Veröffentlichungen des Astronomischen Rechen-Instituts zu Berlin-Dahlem
- VeARI
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Veröffentlichungen des Astronomischen Rechen-Instituts Heidelberg
- VeBoc
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Veröffentlichungen des Astronomischen Instituts der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- VeBon
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Veröffentlichungen des Astronomischen Instituts der Universität Bonn
- VeFra
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Veröffentlichungen des Astronomischen Instituts der Universität Frankfurt
- VeZPE
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Veroffentlichungen des Zentralinstituts für Physik der Erde
- WCSAR
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Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics
- WETF
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Weightless Environment Test Facility
The abbreviation WETF (Weightless Environment Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- WHOI
-
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (www.whoi.edu)
- WIBR
-
Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research
- WIFO
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Wirtschaftsforschungsinstitut (www.wifo.ac.at)
- WIIW
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Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche
- WIT
-
Waterford Institute of Technology
- WL
-
Waterloopkundig Laboratorium
- WPI
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- WRAIR
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Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
- WRI
-
Water Research Institute
- WRPRC
-
Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center (https://primate.wisc.edu/)
- WSTF
-
White Sands Test Facility
The abbreviation WSTF (White Sands Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- WTCCMR
-
Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research
- WVRI
-
World Vexillological Research Institute
- XRCE
-
Xerox Research Center Europe (www.xrce.xerox.com)
- YES
-
Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences
- ZAC
-
Zone à Atmosphère Contrôlée
- ZAG
-
Zavod za gradbeništvo Slovenije (http://www.zag.si/)
- ZFE
-
Zentrum für Elektronenmikroskopie
- ZMBT
-
Zentrum für Biomedizinische Technologie
- ZTG
-
Zentrum Technik und Gesellschaft (www.ztg.tu-berlin.de)
- ÖAI
-
Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut (www.oeai.at)
- ÖFAI
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Österreichisches Forschungsinstitut für Artificial Intelligence (www.ofai.at)