General Use Abbreviations

GPRS

(General Packet Radio Service)

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FM

(Frequency Modulation)

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AM

(Amplitude Modulation)

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IP

(Internet Protocol)

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TCP/IP

(Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol)

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ISP

(Internet Service Provider)

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VHF

(Very High Frequency)

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UHF

(Ultra High Frequency)

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LCD

(Liquid-Crystal Display)

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MPEG

(Moving Pictures Experts Group)

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MP3

(MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3)

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RAM

(Random Access Memory)

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WAN

(Wide Area Network)

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LAN

(Local Area Network)

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3D

(3 Dimensional)

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3G

(3rd Generation)

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CD

(Compact Disc)

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DVD

(Digital Versatile/Video Disc)

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DVDR

(Recordable DVD)

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DVDW

(Rewriteable DVD)

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SMS

(Short Messaging Service)

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IT

(Information Technology)

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FAQ

(Frequently Asked Questions)

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DSL

(Digital Subscriber Line)

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IPO

(Initial Public Offerings)

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FBI

(Federal Bureau of Investigation)

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CIA

(Central Intelligence Agency)

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S.W.A.T

(Special Weapons and Tactics)

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GMC

(General Motors Corporation)

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BMW

(Bavarian Motor Works)

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HP

( Hewlett-Packard)

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WWW

(World Wide Web)

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HTTP

(HyperText Transfer Protocol)

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URL

(Uniform resource Locator)

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HTML

(HyperText Markup Language)

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WAP

(Wireless Application Protocol)

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PDF

(Portable Document Format)

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MIDI

(Musical Instruament Digital Interface)

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3 GP or 3GPP

(3rd Generation Partnership Project)

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AMR

(Adaptive Multi-Rate)

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USB

(Universal Serial Bus)

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IQ

(Intelligence Quotient)

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MSN

(MicroSoft Network)

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CNN

(Cable News Network)

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BBC

(British Broadcasting Corporation)

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NBA

(National Basketball Association)

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FIFA

(in french, Federation Internationale de Football Association)

(in english, International Federation of Association Football)

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UEFA

(Union of European Football Association)

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NASA

(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

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OPEC

(Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)

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UN

(United Nations)

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LNB

(Low Noise Block converter)

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