ABBREVIATIONS


A


A-bomb = Atom bomb
A.A = Anti-aircraft ; Automobile association
A.A.A = Amateur Athletics Association
A.A.F = Auxiliary Air Force
A.A.J.W.A = Asian Agricultural jounalists and writers association
A.A.P.S.O = Afro-Asian Peoples Solidarity Organization
A.B.A.D = Agency of Barani Areas Development
A.B.M = Anti-Ballistic Missile
A.C.A = Associate of the chartered accountants
A.C.D.A = Arms control and disarmament agency
A.C.T = Advisory council on technology
A.C.T.H = Adreno-Cortico-Trophic Hormone
A.D.P = Annual development programme
A.E.A = Atomic energy authority
A.E.R.E = Atomic energy research establishment
A.F = Admiral of the Fleet , Audio Frequency
A.F.A.S = Associate of the faculty of Architects and surveyors
A.F.L = American federation of Labour
A.G.R = Advanced gas-cooled reactor
A.H.Q = Army head quarters ; Air headquarters
A.I = Amnesty International
A.I.B = Associate of the institute for bankers
A.I.D = Agency for internation development ( u.s )
A.I.D.S = Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ( a disease )
A.I.R = All india Radio ; All india reporter ( law )
A.I.R.D = Asian institute of rural development
A.L.E.S.C.O = Arab League Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
a.m. = Ante maridiem : before noon ; before mid day
a.d = After date ; ante diem : before the day
A.D = Anno Domini ; in the year of our lord
A.M.C = Army medical corps ; American muslim council
A.N.F = Anti Norcotic Force
A.N.T.F = Anti-Norcotic Task force
A.O.C = American oil company
A.P = Associated Press
A.P.C.O.M = Agricultural Prices Commission
A.R.P = Air Raid Precautions
A.S = Anglo-Saxon ; At sight
A.S.D.I = Anti-submarine detector Indicator
A.S.F = Air port security force
A.V = Authorised Version
A.W = Atomic Weight
A.W.A.C.S = Airborne Warning and control system
Abp = Archbishop
Ad = Advertisement
Ad.int = Ad interum : in the meanwhile
Adjt = Adjutant
Adm = Admiral
amp = Amphere (s)
anc = Ancient
atm = Atmosphere
av = Average