The list of telecommunications acronyms and abbreviations.

All telecommunications related acronyms and abbreviations.

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EPA:
Environmental Protection Agency(Geological, Metropolitan planning)
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GPS:
Global Positioning System(Navigation Satellite, Information)
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IP:
Internet Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing, Communications protocol)
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IETF:
Internet Engineering Task Force(Computer network, Wireless networking)
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FAA:
Federal Aviation Administration(Transportation planning)
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ANSI:
American National Standards Institute(Motor, Home loan, Personal finance)
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ATM:
Asynchronous Transfer Mode(Data Transmission, Communications)
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NOAA:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(Polar satellite)
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DARPA:
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency(Computer technology)
39
IT:
Information Technology(Information, Hospital ward, Hospital)
38
FAQ:
Frequently Asked Questions(Affiliate, Internet advertising)
38
NIH:
National Institutes of Health(Sleep disorders, Prostate Cancer, SLEEP)
38
ESA:
European Space Agency(Space exploration, Space agency, Europe)
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NSF:
National Science Foundation(Geological, Geology, Nonprofit)
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ISDN:
Integrated Services Digital Network(Computers, Network Protocol)
36
ASCII:
American Standard Code for Information Interchange(ASCII, Printing)
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FCC:
Federal Communications Commission(Response, Firefighting, Emergency)
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FDA:
Food and Drug Administration(Medicare, Food technology, Food tech)
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ROTFL:
Rolling On The Floor Laughing(Definition, Usenet, Internet jargon)
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NSA:
National Security Agency(Governmental, Central, Administration)
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