When we write a word or expression in a short form, it is called “abbreviation”.
Some common abbreviations used in India, along with their full forms:
- AICTE: All India Council for Technical Education
- AIIMS: All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- AI: Artificial Intelligence
- AM: Amplitude Modulation
- ANN: Artificial Neural Network
- AR: Augmented Reality
- ASAP: As Soon As Possible
- ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- ASP: Active Server Pages
- ATM: Automated Teller Machine
- BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation
- BFSI: Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance
- BHEL: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
- BPL: Below Poverty Line
- BSE: Bombay Stock Exchange
- BSF: Border Security Force
- BSNL: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
- CEO: Chief Executive Officer
- CFO: Chief Financial Officer
- CMO: Chief Marketing Officer
- CIO: Chief Information Officer
- CDO: Chief Data Officer
- CPO: Chief People Officer
- CCRF: Central Crisis Response Force
- CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access
- CERN: European Organization for Nuclear Research
- CIA: Central Intelligence Agency
- CISF: Central Industrial Security Force
- CNN: Cable News Network
- COO: Chief Operating Officer
- CRPF: Central Reserve Police Force
- CSV: Comma-Separated Values
- CSS: Cascading Style Sheets
- CTC: Cost to Company
- CPU: Central Processing Unit
- CRM: Customer Relationship Management
- CSR: Corporate Social Responsibility
- CTR: Click Through Rate
- DBMS: Database Management System
- DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
- DIY: Do It Yourself
- DLC: Downloadable Content
- DNS: Domain Name System
- DSLR: Digital Single-Lens Reflex
- DVD: Digital Versatile Disc
- EMI: Equated Monthly Installment
- ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning
- ESA: European Space Agency
- EU: European Union
- FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
- FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation
- FCC: Federal Communications Commission
- FIFA: Fédération Internationale de Football Association
- FM: Frequency Modulation
- FMCG: Fast Moving Consumer Goods
- FTP: File Transfer Protocol
- GDPR: General Data Protection Regulation
- GIF: Graphics Interchange Format
- GIS: Geographic Information System
- GHz: Gigahertz
- GPS: Global Positioning System
- GPU: Graphics Processing Unit
- GSM: Global System for Mobile Communications
- GUI: Graphical User Interface
- HAL: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- HD: High Definition
- HDMI: High-Definition Multimedia Interface
- HTML: Hypertext Markup Language
- HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol
- HTTPS: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
- IAS: Indian Administrative Service
- IBPS: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
- ICAI: Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
- ICC: International Cricket Council
- IIT: Indian Institutes of Technology
- ILO: International Labor Organization
- IMF: International Monetary Fund
- IMPS: Immediate Payment Service
- IMAP: Internet Message Access Protocol
- IOC: International Olympic Committee
- IoT: Internet of Things
- IAS: Indian Administrative Service
- IPS: Indian Police Service
- ISD: International Subscriber Dialing
- ISRO: Indian Space Research Organisation
- ISP: Internet Service Provider
- ITI: Industrial Training Institute
- JPG: Joint Photographic Experts Group
- LAN: Local Area Network
- LCD: Liquid Crystal Display
- LED: Light Emitting Diode
- LGBT: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
- LPG: Liquefied Petroleum Gas
- LTE: Long-Term Evolution
- MAC: Media Access Control
- MAN: Metropolitan Area Network
- MB: Megabyte
- MBA: Master of Business Administration
- MHz: Megahertz
- MICR: Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
- MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface
- ML: Machine Learning
- MR: Mixed Reality
- NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- NFC: Near Field Communication
- NCC: National Cadet Corps
- NEET: National Eligibility cum Entrance Test
- NEFT: National Electronic Funds Transfer
- NGO: Non-Governmental Organization
- NHS: National Health Service
- NIFT: National Institute of Fashion Technology
- NIFTY: National Stock Exchange Fifty
- NITI: National Institution for Transforming India
- NRI: Non-Resident Indian
- NSS: National Service Scheme
- ONGC: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
- OLED: Organic Light Emitting Diode
- PAN: Permanent Account Number
- PC: Personal Computer
- PDF: Portable Document Format
- PGA: Professional Golfers’ Association
- PIN: Personal Identification Number
- PNG: Portable Network Graphics
- PPP: Purchasing Power Parity
- PSU: Public Sector Undertaking
- QA: Quality Assurance
- RAM: Random Access Memory
- RAW: Research and Analysis Wing
- RFID: Radio-Frequency Identification
- RNN: Recurrent Neural Network
- ROI: Return on Investment
- ROM: Read-Only Memory
- RTO: Regional Transport Office
- SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
- SAN: Storage Area Network
- SAP: Systems, Applications, and Products
- SBI: State Bank of India
- SIM: Subscriber Identity Module
- SMS: Short Message Service
- SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
- SSI: Small Scale Industry
- SSL: Secure Socket Layer
- STD: Subscriber Trunk Dialing
- SWIFT: Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
- TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
- TGIF: Thank God It’s Friday
- UGC: University Grants Commission
- UID: Unique Identification Number (Aadhaar)
- UIDAI: Unique Identification Authority of India
- UN: United Nations
- UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- UNICEF: United Nations Children’s Fund
- UNO: United Nations Organization
- UNICEF: United Nations Children’s Fund
- UPC: Universal Product Code
- UPS: Uninterruptible Power Supply
- URL: Uniform Resource Locator
- USB: Universal Serial Bus
- VAT: Value Added Tax
- VLAN: Virtual Local Area Network
- VPN: Virtual Private Network
- VR: Virtual Reality
- WAN: Wide Area Network
- WHO: World Health Organization
- WLAN: Wireless Local Area Network
- WTO: World Trade Organization
- WWF: World Wide Fund for Nature
- XML: Extensible Markup Language
- YMCA: Young Men’s Christian Association
- ZARA: Zara is a Spanish clothing and accessories retailer