101 full forms and abbreviations to expand your knowledge

Asking Minds March 31, 2019

We are here with another blog to expand your knowledge regarding these full forms and abbreviations.

In the era of digital media, using abbreviations throughout the day has become part of our routine. Whether it’s OK, IG, DM, RT or any other abbreviations.

So, in this blog, we thought to inform you about some more full forms and abbreviations which are beyond social media. Full forms that you should definitely know and lock in your mind.

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Here is the list of 101 full forms and abbreviations –

1) Time Zone Full-forms –

  1. IST – India Standard Time
  2. GMT – Greenwich Mean Time
  3. AM / PM – Ante Meridian / Post Meridian
  4. AD / BC – Anno Domini / Before Christ
  5. CE / BCE – Common Era / Before Common Era 

2) Business terms Full-forms –

  1. SENSEX – Sensitive Index
  2. NSE / BSE – National Stock Exchange / Bombay Stock Exchange
  3. NIFTY – National Stock Exchange Fifty
  4. FOREX – Foreign Exchange
  5. IPO – Initial Public Offering
  6. B2B – Business to Business
  7. B2C – Business to Consumer
  8. CTC – Cost To Company
  9. CEO – Chief Executive Officer
  10. BPO – Business Process Outsourcing
  11. CFO – Chief Financial Officer 

3) Electronics and Internet Media –

  1. COMPUTER – Common Operating Machine Purposely Used for Technological and Educational Research
  2. CCTV – Closed-Circuit Television
  3. Wi-Fi – Wireless Fidelity
  4. Modem – Modulator-Demodulator
  5. VPN – Virtual Private Network
  6. JPEG – Joint Photographic Experts Group
  7. GIF – Graphics Interchange Format
  8. PDF – Portable Document Format
  9. Internet – Interconnected Network
  10. LASER – Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
  11. CRT – Cathode Ray Tube
  12. RADAR – Radio Detection And Ranging
  13. INTEL – Integrated Electronics
  14. USB – Universal Serial Bus
  15. UPS – Uninterruptible­ Power Supply
  16. LED – Light Emitting Diode

 4) Mobile Terms Full-forms –

  1. GPS – Global Positioning System
  2. GSM – Global System for Mobile Communications
  3. GPRS – General Packet Radio Service
  4. EDGE – Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
  5. VOLTE – Voice Over Long-Term Evolution
  6. STD – Subscriber Trunk Dialling / Subscriber Toll Dialling
  7. ISD – International Subscriber Dialling
  8. SMS – Short Message Service
  9. SIM – Subscriber Identity Module
  10. IMEI – International Mobile Equipment Identity
  11. OTG – On-The-Go
  12. AMOLED – Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode

 5) Famous Ventures –

  1. KFC – Kentucky Fried Chicken
  2. Adidas – Adolf Dassler
  3. MRF – Madras Rubber Factory
  4. BMW – Bavarian Motor Works
  5. FIAT – Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino
  6. TVS – Thirukkurungudi Vengaram Sundaram (Vehicle Company)
  7. JCB – Joseph Cyril Bamford
  8. ESPN – Entertainment and Sports Programming Networks
  9. MDH – Mahashian Di Hatti (Spices Company)
  10. AMUL – Anand Milk Union Limited
  11. PVR – Priya Village Roadshow
  12. LG – Lucky-Goldstar
  13. HP – Hewlett-Packard
  14. Lenovo – Legend novo (new)

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6) Social media Full-forms –

  1. ROFL – Rolling On the Floor Laughing
  2. LOL – Laughing Out Loud
  3. BRB – Be Right Back
  4. FYI – For Your Information

7) Government Organisations –

  1. NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  2. UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  3. SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
  4. ASEAN – Association of South-East Asian Nations
  5. RDX – Research Department Explosive
  6. ISRO – Indian Space Research Organisation
  7. DRDO – Defence Research and Development Organisation
  8. CBI – Central Bureau of Investigation
  9. BARC – Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
  10. ONGC – Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
  11. AICTE – All India Council for Technical Education
  12. ISI – Indian Standard Institute (Quality Assurance Standard)
  13. UIDAI – Unique Identification Authority of India

8) Famous Personalities of India –

  1. A. R. Rahman – Allah-Rakha Rahman
  2. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam – Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
  3. J. R. D. Tata – Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata
  4. M. F. Husain – Maqbool Fida Husain

And more –

  1. DSLR – Digital Single Lens Reflex
  2. PAN – Permanent Account Number
  3. CC / BCC – Carbon Copy / Blind Carbon Copy
  4. ISKCON – International Society for Krishna Consciousness
  5. SUV – Sport-Utility Vehicle
  6. EMI – Equated Monthly Installments
  7. TRP – Television Rating Point
  8. QR Code – Quick Response Code
  9. PNR – Passenger Name Record
  10. DNA – Deoxyribo-Nucleic Acid
  11. ETA – Estimated Time of Arrival
  12. P.S. – In English: Post-Script (In Latin: Post Scriptum)
  13. Pen – Poets, Essayists, Novelists
  14. DIY – Do it Yourself
  15. IQ – Intelligence Quotient
  16. ATM – Automated Teller Machine
  17. IFSC – Indian Financial System Code
  18. FIR – First Information Report
  19. LGBT – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender
  20. AIDS – Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
  21. HIV – Human Immunodeficiency Virus

 

I hope you will remember these full forms and abbreviations. There are a lot more which we haven’t included in this blog.

If you know any more of these, don’t forget to comment below.

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