Scientific Abbreviations
Scientific Abbreviations / Scientific Acronyms
Following is the list of frequently asked Scientific Abbreviations / Acronyms.
FREQUENTLY ASKED SCIENTIFIC ABBREVIATIONS / ACRONYMS
| Abbreviation | Definition |
| CCTV | Closed-Circuit Television |
| LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
| CRT | Cathode Ray Tube |
| LED | Liquid Emitting Diode |
| RADAR | Radio Detection and Ranging |
| SONAR | Sound Navigation and Ranging |
| LASER | Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
| MASER | Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| SARS | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| BASIC | Beginner’s All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride |
| CNG | Compressed Natural Gas |
| LNG | Liquefied Natural Gas |
| LPG | Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| BCG | Bacillus Calmette-Guerin |
| LORAN | Long Range Navigation |
| AWACS | Airborne Warning and Control System |
| AMU | Atomic Mass Unit |
| CRO | Cathode-Ray Oscilloscope |
| STP | Standard Temperature and Pressure |
| EMF | Electromotive Force |
| ADH | Antidiuretic Hormone |
| BTU | British Thermal Unit |
| CFC | Chloro Fluoro Carbon |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| DDT | Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane |
| FBTR | Fast Breeder Test Reactor |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| RNA | Ribose Nucleic Acid |
| STAR | Satellite for Telecommunication Applications and Research |
| TFT | Thin Film Transistor |
| TNT | Tri Nitro Toulene |
COMPUTER SCIENCE & INTERNET RELATED ABBREVIATIONS
| Abbreviation | Definition |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
| HTTPS | Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| WLAN | Wireless Local Area Network |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
| Portable Document Format | |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| HTML | Hypertext Markup Language |
| CSS | Cascading Style Sheets |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| ROM | Read only Memory |
| ALU | Arithmetic and Logic Unit |
| MICR | Magnetic-Ink Character Recongnition |
FREQUENCY RELATED ABBREVIATIONS / ACRONYMS
| Abbreviation | Definition |
| FM | Frequency Modulator |
| HF | High Frequency |
| LF | Low Frequency |
| MD | Medium Frequency |
| UHF | Ultra High Frequency |
| VHF | Very High Frequency |
| VLF | Very Low Frequency |
| RF | Radio Frequency |
SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTES & SOCIETIES ABBREVIATIONS / ACRONYMS
| Abbreviation | Definition |
| NASA | National Aeronautic & Space Administration |
| CERN | European Organization for Nuclear Research (OR Conseil européen pour la recherche nucléaire) |
| IUPAC | International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry |
| SHEIR | Society of Higher Education & Industrial Research |
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— Scientific Instruments and their uses
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