An acronym (Greek ακρον, akron, "tip" + ονυμα, onyma, "name") is an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of words. For example: FORTRAN = "FORmula TRANslation", COBOL = "COmmon Business Oriented Language". Acronyms are not found before the 20th century in English.

This category contains articles that identify acronyms (and sometimes abbreviations) as used in the legal, technical, entertainment, Internet, military and international industries.

“The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is an international...

OECD

“The acronym ARC may refer to: Additional resource costs Archival Research Catalog

ARC

CALEA

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DPAI

“The acronym NCA may refer to: National Command Authority National Communication Association...

NCA

“CTIA was originally the acronym for the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association...

CTIA

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LRTF

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FedCTE