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This document is a list of abbreviations and their corresponding definitions across various fields. It covers sectors such as fashion, space, technology, banking, NGOs, and more. Provides a comprehensive reference for quick lookups.

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THE DESIGN LADDER A Step-way to your Dream Design College. Important Abbreviations www.thedesignladder.com FASHION ABBREVIATIONS A/W Autumn/Winter Collection BOM Bill of Materials COO Country of Origin CRF Consumer Retail Fashion Computer-Aided Design...

THE DESIGN LADDER A Step-way to your Dream Design College. Important Abbreviations www.thedesignladder.com FASHION ABBREVIATIONS A/W Autumn/Winter Collection BOM Bill of Materials COO Country of Origin CRF Consumer Retail Fashion Computer-Aided Design / CAD/ Computer-Aided CAM/ Manufacturing / CIM Computer-Integrated Manufacturing F/W Fall/Winter Collection FF Fast Fashion FW Fashion Week LBD Little Black Dress MOQ Minimum Order Quantity www.thedesignladder.com FASHION ABBREVIATIONS OTB Open-to-buy PPS Pre-Production Sample QR Quick Response RTV Returns to Vendor SKU Stock Keeping Unit SRP Suggested Retail Price TOP Top of Production UOM Unit of Measure WIP Work in Progress www.thedesignladder.com SPACE ABBREVIATIONS Cosmic Microwave CMB Background ESA European Space Agency European Southern ESO Observatory EVA Extravehicular Activity GEO Geostationary Orbit GPS Global Positioning System HST Hubble Space Telescope ISS International Space Station Indian Space Research ISRO Organisation JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory www.thedesignladder.com SPACE ABBREVIATIONS LEO Low Earth Orbit LHC Large Hadron Collider Mars Ascent Vehicle/ Micro Air MAV Vehicle MRO Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter National Aeronautics and Space NASA Administration OMS Orbital Maneuvering System RLV Reusable Launch Vehicle Search for Extraterrestrial SETI Intelligence SLS Space Launch System TDRS Tracking and Data Relay Satellite VAB Vehicle Assembly Building www.thedesignladder.com TECHNOLOGY ABBREVIATIONS AI Artificial Intelligence Application Programming API Interface AR Augmented Reality AWS Amazon Web Services CDN Content Delivery Network CPU Central Processing Unit DNS Domain Name System HTML Hypertext Markup Language HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol IoT Internet of Things IP Internet Protocol www.thedesignladder.com TECHNOLOGY ABBREVIATIONS ISP Internet Service Provider LAN Local Area Network RAM Random Access Memory SEO Search Engine Optimization SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SSL Secure Sockets Layer Transmission Control Protocol/ TCP/IP Internet Protocol UI User Interface URL Uniform Resource Locator VPN Virtual Private Network WAN Wide Area Network www.thedesignladder.com BANKING ABBREVIATIONS ATM Automated Teller Machine APR Annual Percentage Rate APY Annual Percentage Yield Banking Codes and Standards BCSBI Board of India BSE Bombay Stock Exchange BIC Bank Identifier Code BSB Bank State Branch CBS Core Banking Solution CC Cash Credit CD Certificate of Deposit Credit Information Bureau of CIBIL India Limited CRR Cash Reserve Ratio www.thedesignladder.com BANKING ABBREVIATIONS DD Demand Draft ECS Electronic Clearing System EMI Equated Monthly Installment Federal Deposit Insurance FDIC Corporation HELOC Home Equity Line of Credit IFSC Indian Financial System Code IRA Individual Retirement Account IBAN International Bank Account IPO Initial Public Offering LC Letter of Credit Magnetic Ink Character MICR Recognition NSE National Stock Exchange NRI Non-Resident Indian www.thedesignladder.com BANKING ABBREVIATIONS National Payments Corporation NPCI of India NSF Non-Sufficient Funds National Electronic Funds NEFT Transfer PIN Personal Identification Number RBI Reserve Bank of India RTGS Real-Time Gross Settlement Securities and Exchange Board SEBI of India SLR Statutory Liquidity Ratio Society for Worldwide Interbank SWIFT Financial Telecommunication TDS Tax Deducted at Source UPI Unified Payments Interface www.thedesignladder.com NGO'S ABBREVIATIONS AA Action Aid Cooperative for Assistance and CARE Relief Everywhere Food and Agriculture FAO Organization International Committee of ICRC the Red Cross International Fund for Animal IFAW Welfare International Organization for IOM Migration International Rescue IRC Committee Médecins Sans Frontières MSF (Doctors Without Borders) www.thedesignladder.com NGO'S ABBREVIATIONS National Bank for Agriculture NABARD and Rural Development National Commission for NCPCR Protection of Child Rights Non-Governmental NGO Organization National Human Rights NHRC Commission Office for the Coordination of OCHA Humanitarian Affairs Oxford Committee for Oxfam Famine Relief People for the Ethical PETA Treatment of Animals PRS Policy Research Studies Population Services PSI International www.thedesignladder.com NGO'S ABBREVIATIONS SC Save the Children TI Targeted Intervention TNC The Nature Conservancy UN United Nations United Nations Development UNDP Programme United Nations Educational, UNESCO Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations International UNICEF Children's Fund WFP World Food Programme WHO World Health Organization WWF World Wide Fund for Nature www.thedesignladder.com GOVERNMENT BODIES AAI Airport Authority of India All India Council for AICTE Technical Education AIFF All India Football Federation Bharat Sanchar Nigam BSNL Limited Bhabha Atomic Research BARC Center Central Bureau Of CBI Investigation Criminal Investigation CID Department CBDT Central Board of Direct Taxes Department of DOT Telecommunications Defence Research and DRDO Development Organisation www.thedesignladder.com GOVERNMENT BODIES FCI Food Corporation of India Foreign Exchange Dealer FEDAI Association of India Federation of Indian Export FIEO Organization Federation of Indian FICCI Chambers of Commerce and Industry Gas Authority of India GAIL Limited International Airport IAAI Authority of India IAC Indian Airlines Corporation Institute of Chartered ICAI Accountants of India Indian Council of ICAR Agricultural Research International Monetary & IMFC Financial Committee www.thedesignladder.com GOVERNMENT BODIES Indian Railway Catering & IRCTC Tourism Corporation Indian Petrochemical IPCL Corporation Limited India Meteorological IMD Department IMF International Monetary Fund LIC Life Insurance Corporation MEA Ministry of External Affairs MHA Ministry of Home Affairs National Association of NASSCOM Software & Services Comapnies NTC National Textiles Corporation National Thermal Power NTPC Corporation www.thedesignladder.com GOVERNMENT BODIES NIC National Informatics Center OIL Oil India Limited ONGC Oil and Natural Gas Corporation PWD Public Works Department RTO Regional Transport Office SAIL Steel Authority of India SAI Sports Authority of India Securities Exchange Board of SEBI India Telecom Regulatory Authority of TRAI India UGC University Grants Commission Union Public Service UPSC Commission www.thedesignladder.com INTERNATIONAL BODIES ADB Asian Development Bank Asia-Pacific Economic APEC Cooperation Association of Southeast Asian ASEAN Nations AU African Union Brazil, Russia, India, China, BRICS South Africa European Bank for EBRD Reconstruction & Development Economic Community of West ECOWAS African States European Free Trade EFTA Association EIB European Investment Bank www.thedesignladder.com INTERNATIONAL BODIES ESA European Space Agency International Atomic Energy IAEA Agency ICC International Cricket Council ICJ International Court of Justice ILO International Labour Organization International Maritime IMO Organization International Criminal Police Interpol Organization IOC International Olympic Committee Intergovernmental Panel on IPCC Climate Change www.thedesignladder.com INTERNATIONAL BODIES ISA International Seabed Authority International Organization for ISO Standardization International Telecommunication ITU Union North Atlantic Treaty NATO Organization Organisation for Economic Co- OECD operation and Development Organization of the Petroleum OPEC Exporting Countries Organization for Security and Co- OSCE operation in Europe South Asian Association for SAARC Regional Cooperation www.thedesignladder.com INTERNATIONAL BODIES Southern African Development SADC Community United Nations Conference on UNCTAD Trade and Development United Nations Educational, UNESCO Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations High UNHCR Commissioner for Refugees United Nations International UNICEF Children's Emergency Fund WHO World Health Organization World Intellectual Property WIPO Organization WTO World Trade Organization www.thedesignladder.com ECONOMIC ABBREVIATIONS Association of Southeast Asian ASEAN Nations CDO Collateralized Debt Obligation CDS Credit Default Swap CPI Consumer Price Index Earnings Before Interest and EBIT Taxes Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, EBITDA Depreciation and Amortization ECB European Central Bank EPS Earnings Per Share ETF Exchange-Traded Fund FDI Foreign Direct Investment www.thedesignladder.com ECONOMIC ABBREVIATIONS Federal Open Market FOMC Committee General Agreement on Tariffs GATT and Trade GDP Gross Domestic Product GNI Gross National Income GNP Gross National Product IMF International Monetary Fund IPO Initial Public Offering IRR Internal Rate of Return LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate www.thedesignladder.com ECONOMIC ABBREVIATIONS M&A Merger and Acquisition North American Free Trade NAFTA Agreement NFT Non Fungible Token P/E Price-to-Earnings Ratio PPI Producer Price Index PPP Purchasing Power Parity R&D Research and Development ROI Return on Investment S&P Standard & Poor's Strengths, Weaknesses, SWOT Opportunities, Threats VAT Value-Added Tax www.thedesignladder.com SCIENCE ABBREVIATIONS Acquired Immune AIDS Deficiency Syndrome AMU Atomic Mass Unit ATP Adenosine Triphosphate BP Blood Pressure CFC Chloro Fluoro Carbon CNG Compressed Natural Gas CNS Central Nervous System DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid ECG Electrocardiogram Enzyme-linked ELISA Immunoassay www.thedesignladder.com SCIENCE ABBREVIATIONS Human Immune Dificiency HIV Virus ICU Intensive Care Unit LCD Liquid Crystal Display LED Liquid Emitting Diode LNG Liquefied Natural Gas LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas MCB Miniature Circut Breaker Multimeedia Messaging MMS Service Magnetic Resonance MRI Imaging OPD Out Patient Department www.thedesignladder.com SCIENCE ABBREVIATIONS PCO Public Call Office PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction PNG Portable Network Graphics PVC Polyvinyl Chloride Radio Detection and RADAR Ranging RNA Ribonucleic Acid SIM Subscriber Identity Module SMS Short Messaging Service Sound Navigation and SONAR Ranging TB Tuberculosis UV Ultraviolet WIFI Wireless fidelity www.thedesignladder.com

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