ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS – A


Glossary and Acronym Definitions
a altitude intercept (Ho~Hc); altitude factor (change of altitude in 1 minute of time from meridian transit); assumed.
3G Third Generation
6EAP Sixth environment action programme (EU)
90Sr strontium 90
A amplitude; augmentation; away (altitude intercept); Arctic/Antarctic (air mass).
a semimajor axis.
A.L.R.S. Admiralty List of Radio Signals
AA Alcoholics Anonymous
AAFI The Amateur Ahletics Federation of India
AAI Airport Authority of India
AAPI American Association of Physicians from India
ABAND abandoned.
ABC Atomic biological and Chemical; Audit Bureau of Circulations
AC alternating current; altocumulus.
AC-10 accession country
AC-13 all 13 accession countries
ACC Antarctic Circumpolar Current.
ACEA European automobile manufacturers association
ACGR Annual Compound Growth Rate
ACR Annual Confidential Report
AD Anno Domini (in the year of our Lord)
ADAPT Able Disabled All People Together
ADC Aide-de-camp (help or assistant)
add’l additional.
ADF automatic direction finder.
ADIZ air defense identification zone.
ADTA Avoidance of Double Taxation Treaty
AEB acquisition exclusion boundary.
AEPS Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy
AERO aeronautical.
AF audio frequency.
AFC automatic frequency control.
AFI Athletics Federation of India
AFIT Agence française de l’ingénierie touristique
AFMC Armed Forces medical College
AFP Agence France-Presse
AG Accountant General; Adjutant General
AGC automatic gain control.
AGRIND Agriculture Related industries
AI Air India
AICPI(IW) All India Consumer Price Index (Industrial Workers)
AICTE All India Council for Technical Education
AID Association for India s Development
AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIF American Indian Foundation
AIFF All India Football Federation
AIIMS All India Institute of medical Sciences
AIPAC The American Israel Public Affairs Committee
Airbase European air quality information system (EEA)
AISM Association Internationale de Signalisation Maritime (International Association of Lighthouse Authorities).
AITUC All India Trade Union Congress
AJJDC The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
aL assumed latitude.
al assumed longitude.
Al., Alt, alternating (light).
ALE Arbitrary-Lagrangian-Evlerian
AM amplitude modulation., ante meridian (before noon).
am amber.
AMAP Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
AMCBO Association of Major City/County Building Officials
Amfl Association of Mutual Funds of India
AMVER Automated Mutual-assistance Vessel Rescue system.
ANC African National Congress
Anch anchorage.
ANERT Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology
ANMS Automated Notice to Mariners System.
ANSYS finite element model
antilog antilogarithm.
ANZUS Australia, New Zerland, US (Pacific Pact Natins)
AOC Air Officer Commanding
AP assumed position.
APDRP Accelerated Power Development Reform Programme
APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
APM Administered Price Mechanism
APMC Agricultural Produce Market Committee
approx. approximate, approximately.
ARM Additional Revenue Measures
ARPA automatic radar plotting aid.
ARPANET Advanced Research Project Agency Network
ARV Annual Rental Value
ARWSP Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme
ASAM anti-ship action message.
ASAP as soon as possible
ASEAN Association of South East Asian nations
ASF Additional Secondary Phase Factor.
ASI Annual Survey of Industries
ASLV Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle
ASSOCHAM Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry
ASTO Association of Sea Training Organizations
AT atomic time.
ATC Air Traffic Control
ATM Automated Teller Machine, Adobe type manager
ATR action taken report
ATS Anti-Tetanus Serum
AU astronomical unit.
AUSREP Australian Ships Reporting System.
AVF Availability Factor
AWACS Airborne Warning And Control System
AWBI Animal Welfare Board of India
AWR Annual Water Resource Per Capita