Abbreviations are shortened forms of words or phrases that are commonly used in written communication to save space and time. They are often used in text messages, emails, and other forms of online communication, as well as in business documents, medical records, and other written materials.
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On this page, we have gathered a list of 100 popular abbreviations and their meanings to help you understand their usage and improve your communication skills.
ASAP: As Soon As Possible
ATM: Automated Teller Machine
CD: Compact Disc
CEO: Chief Executive Officer
CTR: Click-Through Rate
EOD: End of Day
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
FYI: For Your Information
HVAC: Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
ICU: Intensive Care Unit
IQ: Intelligence Quotient
ISO: International Organization for Standardization
JPG: Joint Photographic Experts Group
LED: Light Emitting Diode
MIMO: Multiple Input Multiple Output
MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
OTP: One-Time Password
PDF: Portable Document Format
PhD: Doctor of Philosophy
VIP: Very Important Person
AM: Ante Meridiem (before noon)
ANSI: American National Standards Institute
AP: Associated Press
AWS: Amazon Web Services
B2B: Business-to-Business
B2C: Business-to-Consumer
C2C: Consumer-to-Consumer
COP: Cost of Production
CTA: Call to Action
DPI: Dots Per Inch
EMEA: Europe, Middle East, and Africa
GSM: Global System for Mobile Communications
GUI: Graphical User Interface
ICANN: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
ID: Identification
JIT: Just-in-Time
KPI: Key Performance Indicator
LDAP: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
OTP: One-Time Pin
QoS: Quality of Service
ABS: Anti-lock Braking System
AC: Air Conditioning
AD: Advertisement
ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AES: Advanced Encryption Standard
AI: Artificial Intelligence
ALU: Arithmetic and Logic Unit
AMP: Amplifier
APM: Application Performance Management
AR: Augmented Reality
ART: Assisted Reproductive Technology
ASL: American Sign Language
AV: Audio-Visual
B2G: Business-to-Government
BGP: Border Gateway Protocol
BLOB: Binary Large Object
BOM: Bill of Materials
BPM: Beats Per Minute
BPO: Business Process Outsourcing
BRB: Be Right Back
BSC: Balanced Scorecard
BSS: Business Support System
BTW: By The Way
CAC: Customer Acquisition Cost
CAD: Computer-Aided Design
CAM: Computer-Aided Manufacturing
CAPTCHA: Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
CAS: Column Address Strobe
CBI: Confidential Business Information
CDN: Content Delivery Network
CF: Cloudflare
CGI: Common Gateway Interface
CHAT: Computer Hardware And Telecommunications
CID: Caller ID
CMYK: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key (Black)
CNC: Computer Numerical Control
COPPA: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
CR: Conversion Rate
CRM: Customer Relationship Management
CRUD: Create, Read, Update, Delete
CS: Customer Support
CSV: Comma-Separated Values
CTO: Chief Technology Officer
CTR: Click-Through Rate
CV: Curriculum Vitae
DBA: Doing Business As
DDoS: Distributed Denial of Service
DELL: Digital Equipment, Large Logic
DF: Direct Frequency
DMA: Direct Memory Access
DML: Data Manipulation Language
DNS: Domain Name System
DOB: Date of Birth
DOC: Document
DPI: Dots Per Inch
DRAM: Dynamic Random Access Memory
DSA: Digital Signature Algorithm
DSL: Digital Subscriber Line
DSN: Data Source Name
DTD: Document Type Definition
