e.bdir.in contains the list of 14,000+ FullForm or Abbreviations which approach to shorten words or a group of words so that it can be quoted conveniently at places without the hassle of writing long and cumbersome words. Generally it consists of bringing together the first letter of each individual word of a group of words. For example British Broadcasting Corporation can be easily written as BBC. Normally the words which are used more frequently tend to develop short forms of themselves and later known from short forms only.
S.No. | Short Form | Full Form | Category | Country | Popularity |
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2001 | UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund | Associations & Organizations > Non-Profit Organizations | United Nations | |
2002 | PTI | Press Trust of India | Associations & Organizations > Non-Profit Organizations | India | |
2003 | NTP | The Network Time Protocol | Computing > Protocols | Worldwide | |
2004 | IPCP | Internet Protocol Control Protocol | Computing > Protocols | Worldwide | |
2005 | LCP | Link Control Protocol | Computing > Protocols | Worldwide | |
2006 | TDMA | Time division multiple access | Technology > Communication | Worldwide | |
2007 | DHTML | Dynamic HTML | Technology > Internet | Worldwide | |
2008 | CBSE | Central Board of Secondary Education | Academic & Science > Universities & Institutions | India | |
2009 | OS | Operating System | Computing > Sofware & Applications | Worldwide | |
2010 | OSS | Open Source Software | Computing > Sofware & Applications | Worldwide | |
2011 | OU | Open Universities | Academic & Science > Universities & Institutions | Worldwide | |
2012 | Cu | Copper | Academic & Science > Chemistry | Worldwide | |
2013 | NDA | New Drug Application | Medical > Medicines & Drugs | United States | |
2014 | Radio | Orginated from wireless telegraphy | Technology > Instruments & Devices | Worldwide | |
2015 | VLSI | Very Large-Scale Integration | Academic & Science > Electronics | Worldwide | |
2016 | WWE | World Wrestling Entertainment | Business > Companies & Corporations | United States | |
2017 | ENIAC | Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer | Computing > Hardware | Worldwide | |
2018 | CRT | Cathode Ray Tube | Technology > Instruments & Devices | Worldwide | |
2019 | PDMA | Product Development and Management Association | Associations & Organizations > Non-Profit Organizations | Worldwide | |
2020 | EDVAC | Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer | Computing > Hardware | Worldwide | |
2021 | ILO | International Labour Organization | Associations & Organizations > International Orgaizations | United Nations | |
2022 | AFS | Andrew File System | Computing > Databases | Worldwide | |
2023 | AFC | American Football Conference | Sports & Recreations > Football | Worldwide | |
2024 | IrDA | Infrared Data Association | Computing > Protocols | Worldwide | |
2025 | FBS | Football Bowl Subdivision | Sports & Recreations > Football | United States | |
2026 | INRI | Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum Latin [Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews] | Society & Culture > Religion & Spirituality | Worldwide | |
2027 | MU | Miss You | Miscellaneous > Chat slang | Worldwide | |
2028 | CIRA | Canadian Internet Registration Authority | Technology > Internet | Canada | |
2029 | Gd | Gadolinium | Academic & Science > Chemistry | Worldwide | |
2030 | Ampere | Named after André-Marie Ampère, French mathematician and physicist | Academic & Science > Units | Worldwide | |
2031 | Volt | Named in honor of the Italian physicist, Alessandro Volta | Academic & Science > Units | Worldwide | |
2032 | CPS | Cycles Per Second | Academic & Science > Units | Worldwide | |
2033 | DVM | Digital Voltmeter | Academic & Science > Electronics | Worldwide | |
2034 | EEPROM | Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory | Academic & Science > Electronics | Worldwide | |
2035 | EHF | Extremely High Frequency | Academic & Science > Electronics | Worldwide | |
2036 | ELF | Extremely Low Frequency | Academic & Science > Electronics | Worldwide | |
2037 | UHF | Ultra High Frequency | Academic & Science > Electronics | Worldwide | |
2038 | SHF | Super High Frequency | Academic & Science > Electronics | Worldwide | |
2039 | EMF | Electromagnetic Field | Academic & Science > Electronics | Worldwide | |
2040 | TVS | Television South | News & Entertainment > TV & Radio | United Kingdom | |
2041 | IFC | International Finance Corporation | Business > Companies & Corporations | Worldwide | |
2042 | FET | Field Effect Transistor | Academic & Science > Electronics | Worldwide | |
2043 | LORAN | LOng RAnge Navigation | Technology > General | Worldwide | |
2044 | Ohm | named after German physicist, Georg Simon Ohm | Academic & Science > Units | Worldwide | |
2045 | PTT | Push-to-talk | Technology > Communication | Worldwide | |
2046 | TTL | Transistor–transistor logic | Academic & Science > Electronics | Worldwide | |
2047 | UTC | Coordinated Universal Time | Regional > Time Zones | Worldwide | |
2048 | WiMAX | Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access | Technology > Communication | Worldwide | |
2049 | STAR | Standardized Testing and Reporting | Academic & Science > Exams & Tests | United States | |
2050 | ISBT | International Society of Blood Transfusion | Associations & Organizations > Medical Organizations | Worldwide | |
2051 | IST | Indian Standard Time | Regional > Time Zones | Worldwide | |
2052 | NY | New York | Regional > States & Districts | United States | |
2053 | NYC | New York City | Regional > Towns & Cities | United States | |
2054 | IND | India | Regional > Countries | India | |
2055 | DSN | Data Source Name | Computing > Databases | Worldwide | |
2056 | IMF | International Monetary Fund | Associations & Organizations > Governmental Organizations | Worldwide | |
2057 | SAMPA | Speech Assessment Methods Phonetic Alphabet | Computing > Sofware & Applications | Worldwide | |
2058 | IPA | IsoPropyl Alcohol | Academic & Science > Chemistry | Worldwide | |
2059 | Emo | Emotional | News & Entertainment > Music | United States | |
2060 | NHRC | National Human Rights Commission | Governmental > Rules & Regulations | India | |
2061 | LTTE | Letter To The Editor | News & Entertainment > Journals & Publications | Worldwide | |
2062 | GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade | Governmental > Standards | Worldwide | |
2063 | ChAT | Choline AcetylTransferase | Medical > Anatomy & Physiology | Worldwide | |
2064 | ICT | Information and Communication Technology | Technology > Specifications & Standards | Worldwide | |
2065 | ISSA | International Social Security Association | Associations & Organizations > International Orgaizations | Worldwide | |
2066 | ATP | Advanced Technology Program | Technology > Medical | United States | |
2067 | TLC | The Learning Channel | News & Entertainment > TV & Radio | United States | |
2068 | Inc | Incorporated | Business > Business Terms | Worldwide | |
2069 | Bluetooth | from the epithet of the tenth-century king Harald “Bluetooth” | Technology > Communication | Worldwide | |
2070 | PING | Packet Internet Gopher | Computing > Networking | Worldwide | |
2071 | TAN | Tangent | Academic & Science > Mathematics | Worldwide | |
2072 | NSE | National Stock Exchange | Business > Stock Market | India | |
2073 | SPA | Derived from the name of the town of Spa, Belgium (Aquae Spadanae) | Medical > Treatments & Procedures | Worldwide | |
2074 | EETC | Early Education and Technology for Children | Associations & Organizations > Conferences & Events | Worldwide | |
2075 | Imp | Important | Academic & Science > Language & Linguistics | Worldwide | |
2076 | FCB | Football Club of Barcelona | Sports & Recreations > Football | Spain | |
2077 | MICE | Plural form of mouse | Academic & Science > Language & Linguistics | Worldwide | |
2078 | ODI | One Day International | Sports & Recreations > Cricket | Worldwide | |
2079 | SAP | Systems, Applications, Products | Computing > Security | Worldwide | |
2080 | SI | Système International d‘unités French [International System of Units] | Academic & Science > Units | Worldwide | |
2081 | DK | Denmark | Regional > Countries | Denmark | |
2082 | COM | Commercial | Computing > Domain Names (TLD) | Worldwide | |
2083 | OTA | Over-the-air | Technology > Communication | Worldwide | |
2084 | Pentium | Name Pentium is originally derived from the Greek word pente, meaning ‘five’ | Business > Patents & Trademarks | Worldwide | |
2085 | MP4 | MPEG-4 AVC (Advanced Video Coding) | Computing > File Extensions | Worldwide | |
2086 | MMS | Multimedia Messaging Service | Technology > Communication | Worldwide | |
2087 | IN | India | Regional > Countries | India | |
2088 | bit | Binary digit | Computing > General Computing | Worldwide | |
2089 | India | the name India is derived from the “Indus” river | Regional > Countries | India | |
2090 | HD | High-definition | Technology > Display & Graphics | Worldwide | |
2091 | Al | Aluminium | Academic & Science > Chemistry | Worldwide | |
2092 | VP | Vice President | Business > Job Titles | Worldwide | |
2093 | AVG | Average | Academic & Science > Mathematics | Worldwide | |
2094 | 3G | Third Generation | Technology > Communication | Worldwide | |
2095 | Mic | Microphone | Academic & Science > Electronics | Worldwide | |
2096 | IPTV | Internet Protocol Television | Computing > Internet | Worldwide | |
2097 | UG | Uganda | Regional > Countries | Uganda | |
2098 | eg | Exempli gratia | Academic & Science > Language & Linguistics | Worldwide | |
2099 | IHRD | International Human Rights Day | Society & Culture > Events | Worldwide | |
2100 | PE | Peru | Regional > Countries | Peru |