Learn 250+ commonly used abbreviations list in English. In this lesson, you’ll learn about 250 Abbreviations with Meanings in English.
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| Abbreviation | English Name |
| SONAR | Sound Navigation and Ranging |
| SARS | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| NTP | Network Time Protocol/ Normal Temperature and Pressure |
| RQ | Respiratory Quotient |
| SMS | Short Message Service |
| SNGPL | Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited |
| SONAR | Sound Navigation and Ranging |
| SSGPL | Sui Southern Gas Pipeline Limited |
| STD | Subscriber’s Trunk Dialing |
| ATP | Adenosine Tri Phosphate |
| RBC | Red Blood Cells/Corpuscles |
| ECG | Electro Cardio Gram |
| PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| CFC | Choro Fluor Carbon |
| LASER | Light Amplification by Stimulated emission of Radiation |
| RADAR | Radio Detection and Ranging |
| MRCP | Member of Royal College of Physicians |
| MRCS | Member of Royal College of Surgeons |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| MS | Medical Superintendent |
| MSN | Microsoft Network |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| ROM | Read-Only Memory |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| LPG | Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
| TNT | Tri Nitro Toluene |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
| Abbreviation | English Name |
| CNG | Compressed Natural Gas |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| INSTRAW | International Research and Training Institute for The Advancement of Women |
| INTELSAC | International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium |
| Intelsat | International Telecommunications Satellite Organization |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| BCG | Bacillus Calmette Guerin |
| STP | Standard Temperature and Pressure/Shielded Twisted Pair/Sodium Tripolyphosphate/Spanning Tree Protocol |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| KWH | Kilo Watt Hour |
| BTU | British Thermal Unit |
| IRBM | Intermediate-Range ballistic Missile |
| LDL | Low-Density Lipoprotein |
| MAF | Million Acre Feet |
| HDL | Hardware Description Language |
| MCV | Mean Corpuscular Volume |
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency (UN) |
| IBM | International Business Machine |
| IC | Integrated Circuit/ Intelligence Corps |
| ICBM | Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile |
| JAXA | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
| KNUPP | Karachi Nuclear Power Plant |
| KAPCO | Knot Ado Power Company |
| kHz | Kilohertz |
| KV | Kilo Volt |
| kW | Kilowatt |
| Abbreviation | English Name |
| MCAT | Medical Colleges Admission Test |
| MDS | Master in Dental Surgery |
| MNP | Mobile Number Probability |
| MRBM | Medium Range Ballistic Missile |
| MW | Megawatt |
| NADRA | National Database and Registration Authority |
| NEPRA | National Electric Power Regulatory Authority |
| NM | Nautical Mile |
| CTBT | Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty |
| NPN | Negative Positive Negative |
| PNP | Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| ESRO | European Space Research Organization |
| FAT | File Allocation Table |
| FCPS | Fellow of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| FM | Frequency Modulation |
| FMCT | Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty |
| UHF | Ultra-High Frequency |
| LED | Light-emitting Diode |
| LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
| CMCC | China Mobile Communications Corporation |
| COM | Computer-Aided Manufacturing |
| COMSAT | Communications Satellite Corporation |
| COMSTECH | Council of Scientific and Technology Cooperation of Islamic Conference |
| CAIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization |
| CMCC | China Mobile Communications Corporation |
| EDB | Engineering Development Board |
| Abbreviation | English Name |
| EEG | Electroencephalogram |
| ENERCON | Energy Conservation Centre |
| EPA | EPA: Energy Protection Agency |
| EPD | Energy Protection Department |
| ESA | European Space Agency |
| CT-Scan | Computerized Axial Tomography Scanning |
| DVD | Dynamic Versatile Disc |
| ECAT | Engineering Colleges Admission Test |
| CD | Compact Disc/ Civil Defense/ Community Development |
| CD-ROM | Compact Disc Read-Only Memory |
| CECP | Cotton Export Corporation of Pakistan |
| CHASNUPP | Chashma Nuclear Power Plant |
| PEMRA | Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority |
| PTA | Pakistan Telecommunication Authority |
| RADAR | Radio Detection and Ranging |
| SALT | Strategic Arms Limitation Talks |
| SLV | Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| FRCS | Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons |
| GHz | Gigahertz |
| GMT | Greenwich Mean Tim |
| HIV | Human Immune Deficiency Virus |
| HTML | Hypertext Mark-Up Language |
| CTBT | Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider |
| IT | Information Technology |
| ITB | Information Technology Board |
| SUPARCO | Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Committee (Pakistan) |
| BIOS | Basic Input Output System |
| BDS | Bachelor of Dental Surgery/ Bomb Disposal Squad |
