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Abbreviations & Acronyms
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government 
 From AACP (Accounting and Auditing Policy Committee) to ZIP Code (Zone Improvement Plan), this site lists over 500 abbreviations for government agencies, programs, and publications, with direct links to the homepage (or best alternative). The list is maintained by the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis University Library. There is also a link to a page of military acronyms and glossaries. http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/subjectareas/gov/docs_abbrev Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Federal (U.S.) Government, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Aug 15, 2007 Abbreviations.com
A collection of hundreds of thousands of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms. Categories include computing, business, government, and science. "International" features hundreds of entries in Spanish, German, French, and other languages. Maintained by a software engineer. http://www.abbreviations.com/ Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Feb 9, 2007 Acronym Finder
Millions of acronyms across a wide range of topics, carefully edited and maintained by item editors. Thousands of acronyms added monthly; "You can also search for more than 850,000 US and Canadian postal codes." Includes a blog and free toolbars. Maintained in various forms since 1985 by an entrepreneur specializing in acronyms. http://www.acronymfinder.com/ Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Apr 25, 2007 Acronyma
This search engine features entries for over 450,000 acronyms and abbreviations. Searchable by word (words must be typed in the correct order) or by acronym. Also includes acronyms in Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Italian, and Portuguese. Provides an option to submit acronyms. From Esus, a company that provides Java support and services. http://www.acronyma.com/ Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Apr 25, 2007 Acronyms and Initialisms for Health Information Resources
"Acronyms for global information and data resources in health, medical, and veterinary sciences. Linked acronyms point to selected related Web sites. The acronyms and their expansions appear in the languages of origin." In English and French. From Marie-Lise Antoun Shams, a nurse and librarian. Note: includes a number of dead links, but the database is large and the acronyms remain accurate. http://www.geocities.com/~mlshams/acronym/acr.htm Topics: Health, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Feb 7, 2007 BABEL: A Glossary of Computer Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms
Abbreviations and acronyms pertaining to personal computers, multimedia, communications, programming, and networking. Includes terms used before 1965. Appendixes feature examples of smileys (emoticons) and country domain names. http://www.geocities.com/ikind_babel/babel/babel.html Topics: Computers, Computers, Dictionaries, English Language, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Aug 1, 2006 The Biz/ed Glossary, Diagram Bank and Acronym Finder
This site "has over 1000 business and economics definitions and nearly 200 of the most common diagrams for you to search or browse." Also includes a list of acronyms. From a British "provider of Internet-based learning materials for the economics and business education community." http://www.bized.co.uk/glossary/ Topics: Dictionaries, Economics, English Language, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Aug 26, 2007 Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, and Remote Sensing
A browsable dictionary of "abbreviations and acronyms found in various publications including maps and websites. These abbreviations or acronyms ... are not necessarily authoritative or standardized in format or content." From the University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/abbrev.html Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Geography, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Aug 9, 2003 Glossary of Insurance Terms
Hundreds of terms related to the insurance industry. Glossary entries include acronyms and cross-references. Browsable and searchable. From the Insurance Information Institute (III). http://www.iii.org/media/glossary/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Dictionaries, English Language, Finance, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Aug 11, 2003 medilexicon
International in scope, this site provides medical and pharmaceutical acronyms and abbreviations. You can search for the meaning of abbreviations and acronyms without charge, but a fee-based membership is required to browse the whole list or for advanced searching. The site also has directories of drug companies and products, news of the pharmaceutical industry, and links to various facets of the industry. http://www.medilexicon.com/ Topics: Dictionaries, Drugs, English Language, Health, Industries, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jan 26, 2004 Pacronyms
The U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) provides this alphabetically arranged "list of acronyms, abbreviations, initials, and common names of federal political action committees (PACs)." Entries include "the PACRONYM, full committee name, city and state of its address, FEC I.D. number, and the name of its sponsoring, connected, or affiliated organization (if not readily identifiable from the full committee name)." http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/pacronyms/pacronyms.shtml Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Politics, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Sep 14, 2005 |
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