Abbreviations from A to Z List 

Abbreviations are short forms of words or phrases. The long words are shortened so as to avoid space.

Full form/Abbreviations list from A to Z

A

  • AM: Ante meridiem(Before noon)
  • AD: After the year 0
  • AIM: Ambition In Mind
  • ATM: Automated Teller Machine

B

  • B.A: Bachelor of Arts
  • BC: Before the year 0
  • B.Arch: Bachelor of Architecture
  • B.Com:  Bachelor of Commerce
  • B.E:  Bachelor of Engineering
  • B.Sc:  Bachelor of Science
  • B.Tech:  Bachelor of Technology
  • BTS: Behind The Scenes

C

  • Corp: Corporation
  • CD: Compact Disc
  • CBT: Computer-Based Test
  • CPU: Central Processing Unit
  • CEO: Chief Executive Officer 
  • COMPUTER: Common Operated Machine Particularly Used for Technical Education and Research
  • COD: Cash On Delivery

D

  • Dr: Doctor
  • DP: Display Picture
  • DOB: Date of Birth
  • DOS: Disk Operating System
  • DNS: Domain Name System
  • DSLR: Digital Single Lens Reflex
  • DVD: Digital Versatile Disc

E

  • ETC: et cetera
  • EWS: Economically Weaker Section
  • Est: Established

F

  • FAQ: Frequently Asked Question
  • FIR: First Information Report

G

  • GB: Gigabytes
  • GPU: Graphics Processing Unit
  • GUI: Graphical User Interface
  • GATE: Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
  • GoI: Government of India
  • GOOGLE: Global Organization of Oriented Group Language of Earth

H

  • hr: Hour
  • HDD: Hard Disk Drive
  • HDFC: Housing Development Finance Corporation
  • HTTP: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
  • HTTPS: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure
  • HDMI: High Definition Multimedia Interface

I

  • ID: Identity Document
  • IP: Internet Protocol
  • IAS: Indian Administrative Service
  • IPS: Indian Police Service
  • IRS: Indian Revenue Service
  • IRCTC: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation
  • IFSC: Indian Financial System Code
  • IMPS: Immediate Payment Service
  • IMEI: International Mobile Equipment Identity
  • IIT: Indian Institute of Technology
  • IISC:  Indian Institute of  Science

J

  • Jr: Junior

K

  • KB: Kilobyte
  • KG: Kilogram

L

  • LCD: Liquid Crystal Display
  • LAN: Local Area Network
  • LTE: Long-Term Evolution
  • LKG: Lower Kindergarten
  • LED: Light Emitting Diode

M

  • Mr: Mister
  • Mrs: Mistress
  • Ms: Miss
  • min: Minute
  • MCQ: Multiple-Choice Questions
  • MSQ: Multiple Select Questions
  • M.Tech: Master of Technology
  • MBA: Master of Business Administration
  • MoE: Ministry of Education
  • MHRD: Ministry of Human Resource Development
  • MRP: Maximum Retail Price

N

  • NEFT: National Electronic Fund Transfer
  • NCC: National Cadet Corps

O

  • Org: Organisation
  • OK: Objection Killed
  • OS: Operating System
  • OTG: On-The-Go
  • OTT: Over The Top

P

  • PM: Post Meridiem(Afternoon)
  • PM: Prime Minister
  • PA: Personal Assistant
  • PAN: Permanent Account Number
  • PDF: Portable Document Format
  • PhD: Doctor of Philosophy
  • PSU: Public Sector Undertaking

Q

  • QR: Quick Response

R

  • ROM: Read Only Memory
  • RAM: Random Access Memory
  • RTGS: Real-Time Gross Settlement

S

  • Sr: Senior
  • Sec: Second
  • SC: Scheduled Caste
  • ST: Scheduled Tribe
  • SSD: Solid State Drive
  • SSL: Secure Sockets Layer
  • SIM: Subscriber Identity Mobile
  • SPG: Special Protection Gaurd

T

  • TRP: Television Rating Point

U

  • UPI: Unified Payments Interface
  • UPSC: Union Public Service Commission
  • USB: Universal Serial Bus
  • UPS: Uninterruptible Power Supply
  • UKG: Upper Kindergarten

V

  • VPN: Virtual Private Network
  • VIP: Very Important Person
  • VOLTE: Voice Over Long Term Evolution

W

  • Wi-Fi: Wireless Fidelity
  • WWW: World Wide Web

X

  • XL: Extra Large

Y

  • yr: Year

Z

  • ZB: Zettabyte

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