Scientific Abbreviations

Scientific Abbreviations

Scientific Abrreviations / Scientific Acronyms

Following is the list of frequently asked Scientific Abbreviations / Acronyms.

FREQUENTLY ASKED SCIENTIFIC ABBREVIATIONS / ACRONYMS

Abbreviation	Definition
CCTV	Closed-Circuit Television
LCD	Liquid Crystal Display
CRT	Cathode Ray Tube
LED	Liquid Emitting Diode
RADAR	Radio Detection and Ranging
SONAR	Sound Navigation and Ranging
LASER	Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
MASER	Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
AIDS	Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
SARS	Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
BASIC	Beginner's All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic Acid
PVC	Polyvinyl Chloride
CNG	Compressed Natural Gas
LNG	Liquefied Natural Gas
LPG	Liquefied Petroleum Gas
TB	Tuberculosis
BCG	Bacillus Calmette-Guerin
LORAN	Long Range Navigation
AWACS	Airborne Warning and Control System
AMU	Atomic Mass Unit
CRO	Cathode-Ray Oscilloscope
STP	Standard Temperature and Pressure
EMF	Electromotive Force
ADH	Antidiuretic Hormone
BTU	British Thermal Unit
CFC	Chloro Fluoro Carbon
CNS	Central Nervous System
DDT	Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane
FBTR	Fast Breeder Test Reactor
ICU	Intensive Care Unit
RNA	Ribose Nucleic Acid
STAR	Satellite for Telecommunication Applications and Research
TFT	Thin Film Transistor
TNT	Tri Nitro Toulene

COMPUTER SCIENCE & INTERNET RELATED ABBREVIATIONS

Abbreviation	Definition
WWW	World Wide Web
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPS	Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
LAN	Local Area Network
WLAN	Wireless Local Area Network
WAN	Wide Area Network
FTP	File Transfer Protocol
PDF	Portable Document Format
CPU	Central Processing Unit
HTML	Hypertext Markup Language
CSS	Cascading Style Sheets
RAM	Random Access Memory
ROM	Read only Memory
ALU	Arithmetic and Logic Unit
MICR	Magnetic-Ink Character Recongnition

FREQUENCY RELATED ABBREVIATIONS / ACRONYMS

Abbreviation	Definition
FM	Frequency Modulator
HF	High Frequency
LF	Low Frequency
MD	Medium Frequency
UHF	Ultra High Frequency
VHF	Very High Frequency
VLF	Very Low Frequency
RF	Radio Frequency

SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTES & SOCIETIES ABBREVIATIONS / ACRONYMS

Abbreviation	Definition
NASA	National Aeronautic & Space Administration
SUPARCO	Space of Upper Atmosphere Research Committee
IUPAC	International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry
KaNuPP	Karachi Nuclear Power Plant
SHEIR	Society of Higher Education & Industrial Research
PIEAS	Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Appliead Sciences
NUST	National University of Science and Technology

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