AC - Air Conditioning

AD - Anno Domini ("In the Year of Our Lord")

AKA - Also Known As

AM - Ante Meridiem (before noon)

AM - Amplitude Modification (radio)

ASAP - As Soon As Possible

ATM - Automated Teller Machine

B&B - Bed and Breakfast

BC - Before Christ or Because

BCE - Before the Common Era

BLT - Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato

BTW - By The Way

CC - Credit Card

CIA - Central Intelligence Agency

CO - Commanding Officer

CST - Central Standard Time

DOA - Dead on Arrival

DOT - Department of Transportation

DST - Daylight Saving Time

EST - Eastern Standard Time

ET - Extra-Terrestrial

FAQ - Frequently-Asked Questions

FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation

FDR - Franklin Delano Roosevelt

FM - Frequency Modification (radio)

FYI - For Your Information

GI - Government Issue

GMO - Genetically Modified

IM - Instant Message

IMO - In My Opinion

IMHO - In My Humble Opinion

HAZ-MAT - Hazardous Material

HMO - Health Maintenence Organization

ID - Identification

IQ - Intelligence Quotient



ISBN - International Standard Book Number

JFK - John Fitzgerald Kennedy

JV - Junior Varsity

KO - Knockout

laser - Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

LCD - Liquid Crystal Display

LED - Light Emitting Diode

LOL - Laughing Out Loud

MC - Master of Ceremonies

MLK - Martin Luther King, Jr.

MO - Modus Operandi

MRE - Meals Ready to Eat

MS - Manuscript

MST - Mountain Standard Time

MTG - Magic: The Gathering

MTD - Month To Date

NIB - New In the Box

NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement

NASA - National Aeronautical and Space Administration

NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NBA - National Basketball Association

NIB - New In the Box

NIMBY - Not In My Backyard

OJ - Orange Juice

OPEC - Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

PBJ - Peanut Butter and Jelly

PC - Politically Correct

PI - Private Investigator

PIN - Personal Identification Number

PM - Post Meridiem (after noon)

POTUS - President of the United States

POW - Prisoner of War

PPS - Post-Postscript

PS - Postscript



PR - Public Relations

PSI - Pounds Per Square Inch

PST - Pacific Standard Time

Q&A - Question and Answer

R&R - Rest and Relaxation

RAM - Random Access Memory

RGB - Red, Green, Blue

RIP - Rest in Peace (from the Latin, "Requiescat In Pace")

ROM - Read Only Memory

ROTC - Reserve Officers Training Corps

ROYGBIV - Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet

RPG - Role Playing Game

RSVP - Répondez S'il Vous Plaît (in French, this means "Please respond")

RV - Recreational Vehicle

scuba - Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus

SNAFU - Systems Normal, All Fouled Up

SOP - Standard Operating Procedure

SOS - Save Our Souls (decided after the fact - SOS was chosen because it was short in Morse code)

SPF - Sun Protection Factor (how sunscreen lotion is rated)

TBA - To Be Announced

TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The World As We Know It

TGIF - Thank God It's Friday

TLC - Tender Loving Care

TV - Television

UFO - Unidentified Flying Object

UN - United Nations

UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund

UPC - Universal Product Code

VIP - Very Important Person

VP - Vice President

WASP - White Anglo Saxon Protestant

WHO - World Health Organization

WOM - Word of Mouth

WoW - World of Warcraft

WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get

YTD - Year To Date

ZIP (code) - Zone Improvement Plan

