The Latest and Commonly used Abbreviations and Elaborations:
Abbreviations
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Elaboration/Full Form
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Meaning and Purpose
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3G
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Third Generaion
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Used normally in case of technology
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4G
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Fourth Generation
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Used normally in case of technology
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A.D
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Anno Domini
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In the year of our lord
Used to show years after the birth of Jesus Christ –e.g.
1600 A.D
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ADB
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Asian Development Bank
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AG
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Accountant General
Attorney General |
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AGM
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Annual General Meeting
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Used normally by the company for their annual meeting
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AIDS
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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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A disease of the immune system caused by the HIV.
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a.m
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Ante Meridian
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Before noon/midday Used for the hours after midnight and
before noon – e.g 10a.m, 2a.m etc
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AM
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Amplitude Modulation
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Used in case of electronic equipments
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Apps
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Application
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Used normally in android phone
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ATM
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Automated Teller Machine
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A computerised cash dispenser
Used usually by the Bank to provide money to their customers
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B.A
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Bachelor of Arts
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Academic Degree
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B.Com
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Bachelor of Commerce
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Academic Degree
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BSS
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Bachelor of Social Science
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Academic Degree
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B.Sc
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Bachelor of Science
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Academic Degree
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B.Pharm
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Bachelor of Pharmacy
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Academic Degree
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B.Ed
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Bachelor of Education
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Academic Degree
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BBC
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British Broadcasting Corporation
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A world famous news channel of United Kingdom (UK)
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BIMSTEC
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Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral
Technical and Economic Cooperation
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BIOS
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Basic Input Output System
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BP
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Blood Pressure
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BPO
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Business Process Outsourcing
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The outsourcing of specific functions of a business to a third
party.
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c.a / ca.
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Circa
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Approximately (cÖvq ev bvMv`).
Used for years/months when not sure of exact date
–e.g. ca. 1500
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CAT
|
Common Admission Test
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An ability based admission test conducted by the Indian
Institute of Management.
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CD
|
Compact Disk
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Used to play or record audio
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CDMA
|
Code Division Multiple Access
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It is a mobile technology
In Bangladesh
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CFO
|
Chief Financial Officer
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CEO
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Chief Executive Officer
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CMO
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Chief Marketing Officer
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CMS
|
Content
Management System
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A system of hosting several
websites in the web
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CPD
|
Centre
for Policy Dialogue
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A non-government research
institution
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CSS
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Cascading Style Sheets
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Soft making source. Such as wordpress, jumla, drupal etc.
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C.V
|
Curriculum Vitae
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Course of Life/ Resume
A document summarizing a person’s education and experience.
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DOB
|
Date Of Birth
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DNA
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Deoxyribonucleic Acid
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The molecule in any living being that contains all the genetic
data of the living being.
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DNS
|
Domain Name System
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Internet related matter
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Dr.
|
Doctor
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Dr. Smith was also invited.
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DVD
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Digital Versatile Disk
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A compact optical storage disk, used for storing videos and
other information.
Used to play or record videos
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e.g.
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Exempli gratia
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For example.
To give an example or instance of something - different
cities, e.g. New York, Delhi, Beijing etc
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Et al.
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Et Alii
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And others.
Used to show that there are more names that are unmentioned on
a list - Tom, Jane, Jack et al.
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ETA
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Estimated Time of Arrival
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Etc
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Et cetera
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And other things.
Used to signify similar things that are unmentioned on a list
- milk, cheese, yoghurt etc.
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FAQ
|
Frequently Asked Questions
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A common section in most sites containing common queries from
the visitors.
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FIFA
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Federation International Football Association
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Organisation in charge of international association football.
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Gen.
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General (army)
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Gen. Luke ordered them to fire at the enemy.
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GSM
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Global
System for Mobile Communication
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It is a mobile technology.
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HD
|
High
Definition
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High-definition video is video of higher resolution and quality than standard definition.
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HIV
|
Human
Immunodeficiency Virus
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The virus that causes AIDS.
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Hon.
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Honorable
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Hon. Prime Minister gave away the prizes.
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HR
|
Human Resources
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The workforce of any organisation can also refer to the
department that is in charge of human resources.
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HR
|
Human Resources Management
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HTML
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Hypertext Mark-up Language
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Computer related term
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Ib
|
Pound/Pounds
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Unit of weight
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ICT
|
Information and Communication Technology
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IMEI
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International Mobile Equipment Identity
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Used to identify mobile phone. Each phone contains one IMEI no
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InterPol
|
International Criminal Police
Organization.
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An international organisation helping police cooperation
across countries.
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IPO
|
Initial Public Offering
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Declaration of Primary Share
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IQ
|
Intelligent Quotients
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ISP
|
Internet Service Provider
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NASA
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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An American government agency handling space research.
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i.e
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Id est
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That is/ In other words.
Used in sentences to rephrase or show a connection between
clauses - Jack, i.e. the most popular senior, likes Beth.
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IMEI
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International
Mobile Equipment Identity
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Used to identify each mobile hand sets
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LCD
|
Liquid Crystal Display
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A type of video display panel
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LED
|
Light Emitting Diode
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A glowing light source used in indicators.
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LLB
|
Bachelor of Law/
Legis Legum Bachelaria
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Academic Law Degree
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LSI
|
Latest Semantic Index
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Used as Synonym
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M.A
|
Master of Arts
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Academic Degree
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M.B.A
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Master of Business Administration
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Academic Degree
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MBBS
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Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery/
Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae
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MD
|
Medicinae Doctor/ Doctor of Medicine/
Managing Director
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M.PHIL or MPHIL -
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Master of Philosophy
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Mr.
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Mister
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Mr. Hall is in office
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Mrs.
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Mistress
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Mrs. Hall is waiting for her car.
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Ms.
|
Miss
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Ms. Jane is here to see you.
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NCTB
|
National Curriculum and Textbook Board
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OTG
|
On The Go
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Used in the case of cell phone or pendrive
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PA
|
Personal Assistant
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p.a
|
Per Annum
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Through the year (বার্ষিক)
Used to show something in the manner of ‘yearly’ - He earns 2
million dollars p.a.
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PC
|
Personal Computer
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A computer whose size, price and capabilities are useful for
individual use.
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PDF
|
Portable Document Format
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Used to send a file through email
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PhD
|
Philosophiae Doctor/ Doctorate of Philosophy
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Academic Degree
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p.m
|
Post meridian
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After midday.
Used to show the hours after midday and before midnight - e.g.
10p.m, 2p.m
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PPM
|
President Police Medel
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A medel for police awarded by the president
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PR
|
Public Relations
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Prof.
|
Professor
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Prof. Jane is a popular faculty in college.
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P.S
|
Post Scriptum
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Something written after the main text was finished.
Used mainly in letters to add something extra after the sign
off - Yours Shirley
P.S - I’ll be in Canada for 2 weeks.
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QC
|
Quality Control
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SD Card
|
Secure Data card
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SME
|
Small and Medium Enterprises
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ক্ষুদ্র ও মাঝারী উদ্যোক্তাদের বুঝানো হয়
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SMS
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Short Message Service
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Used to mean the messages send by cell phones
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RAM
|
Random Access Memory
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A way/disk to store data on a computer
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SEO
|
Search Engine Optimization
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Used in the internet to a site user friendly to a Search
Engine
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R&D
|
Research and Development
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SIM
|
Subscriber Identification Module
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Used in the cell phone to get connection
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SONAR
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Sound Navigation And Ranging
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A technique that uses echoes to navigate or communicate
usually used in submarines.
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SRO
|
Statutory Regulatory Order
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A type order Published by the Bangladesh Govt
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Sr. / Jr.
|
Senior / Junior
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Bates Sr. and Harry Bates Jr. were
inspecting the grounds.
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St.
|
Saint
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St. Patrick is one of the most popular Irish
saints.
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TBT
|
To Be Continued
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TLD
|
Top Level Domain
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Which domain is in the top level e.g. .com
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UGC
|
University Grant Commission
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UK
|
United Kingdom
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Name of England/Britain/
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UN
|
United Nations
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An international organisation for inter-country cooperation.
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UNICEF
|
United Nations Children’s Education Fund
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A UN program that provides humanitarian help to children.
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URL
|
Uniform Resource Locator
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Used to show a website address e.g. www.learnedacademy.blogspot.com
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USA
|
United States of America
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VAT
|
Value Added Tax
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VIP
|
Very Important Person
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A person who gets special privileges due to their status or
importance
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VP
|
Vice President
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VPN
|
Virtual Private Network
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WWW
|
World Wide Web
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Interlinked web documents accessed by the internet.
www.learnedacademy.blogspot.com
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YMCA
|
Young Men's Christian Association
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YWCA
|
Young Women's Christian Association
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