The list of telecom acronyms and abbreviations.

All telecom related acronyms and abbreviations.

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GAO:
General Accounting Office(Political, Accountancy, Financial)
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OSHA:
Occupational Safety and Health Administration(Mechanical sealing)
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AVHRR:
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer(MARINE, Oceanography)
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MAC:
Media Access Control(Industrial networking, Computer networking)
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OS:
Operating System(Computer network, Computers, Web slang)
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SCTP:
Stream Control Transmission Protocol(Network Protocol, Data Transfer)
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MTP:
Message Transfer Part(Network Protocol, Computer networking, Computing)
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GMT:
Greenwich Mean Time(European time, Europe, Time scale)
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OSPF:
Open Shortest Path First(Network Layer Protocol, Routing)
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SNA:
Systems Network Architecture(Networking, Data Transfer, Network)
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DMSP:
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program(Military Satellite)
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ADPCM:
Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation(Microsoft Windows)
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ATC:
Air Traffic Control(Air transport industry, Air Transport, Civil aviation)
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ERP:
Enterprise Resource Planning(Supply chain, Format, Environment)
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API:
Application Programming Interface(CORPORATE, Computers, Company)
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CDMA:
Code Division Multiple Access(Cellular, Mobile, Wireless networking)
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GIS:
Geographic Information System(Transport, Traffic, Hurricane management)
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HR:
Human Resources(Benefits, Human Resource Management, Governement department)
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WBS:
Work Breakdown Structure(Business planning, Project, Product Development)
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PDR:
Preliminary Design Review(US Post, Postal, Army)
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