abbreviations

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ACT    This used to stand for American college test. now it doesn’t stand for anything “ACT “means” ACT”
ASAP   As soon as possible
Assn.    Association 协会
Assoc.   Associates 副学士
asst     Assistant  
ATM    Automated teller machine
attn     to the attention of
aux     Auxiliary
AWOL  Absent without leave  开小差 ，擅离职守
B.A.    Bachelor of Arts
B.S.    Bachelor of Science
BW    Black and white
C      Celsius ,centigrade
c/o     In care of 烦交
cc      cubic centimetre ,carbon copy 立方厘米， 复写副本
CD     certificate of deposit
CD     compact disk
cf    see also
CO     commander officer
Co     company
COD   cash on delivery 货到付款
Corp   corporation
CPA   certificate public accountant
CPU   central proccessing unit
DA    District Attorney  地方检察官
db     decibels  分贝


D.D.S  doctor of dental science
dept.  department
DOA  dead on arrival
DVD  digital video disk  digital veratile disk
e.g.    for example
EKG  electrocardiogram
EP    extended-play record
ESP   extrasensory percetion
et.al.  and others
et.seq. and following
ETA   estimated time of arrival
etc    and so on
F     Fahrenheit
ff.    and following pages
FYI  for your information
GI   government issue
Govt  government
i.e.    that is
ibid   in the same place
Inc   incorporated 股份有限的
IQ   intelligence quotient
ISP   internet service provider
IV    intravenous  静脉注射的
K    Thousand
km   kilometer
LP   long-playing record
LPG  liquefied petroleum gas
M.A.  master of arts
MC   master of ceremonies
M.D.  doctor of medicine
Messrs gentlemen
MIA   missing in action
mm   millimeter
MS   manuscript
M.S.  master of science
MSS  manuscripts
MVP  most valuable player 最有价值的球员
op.cit  in the work previously cited 见上所引书
OS    operating system
p.     page
P.S.   Postscript 附笔以及
PA    Public address
PC    personal computer
Ph.D  Doctor of philosophy
PIN   personal identification number
POW  prisoner of war
pp.    pages
QED  which was to be demonstrated
R&D  reserch and development
RAM  random access memory 随机存储
Rep.   Representative 众议院议员
ROTC  reserve officers training corps 后备军官训练队
RSVP  please reply
SAT    scholastic aptitude test
SDI    stragic defense initiative 战略防御计划
SRO   standing room only 只有站票
SWAK  sealed with a kiss
TKO   technical knockout 拳击
UFO   unidentified flying object
VCR   video-cassette recorder
VIP    very important people
viz.    namely
WWW  world wide web

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