In this blog post, you’ll learn 250+ commonly used abbreviations in English along with their meanings. Abbreviations are shortened forms of words or phrases that help in efficient communication. For example, “SKU” is the abbreviation for “Stock Keeping Unit.” These abbreviations are essential in various fields, and learning them will enhance your understanding of English language usage.
You can also download the PDF of the full list of 250+ abbreviations at the bottom of this page to reference and practice at any time.
Abbreviations Words List
| Abbreviation | Full form |
| SONAR | Sound Navigation and Ranging |
| SARS | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| NTP | Network Time Protocol/ Normal Temperature and Pressure |
| RQ | Respiratory Quotient |
| SMS | Short Message Service |
| SNGPL | Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited |
| SONAR | Sound Navigation and Ranging |
| SSGPL | Sui Southern Gas Pipeline Limited |
| STD | Subscriber’s Trunk Dialing |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| RBC | Red Blood Cells/Corpuscles |
| ECG | Electro Cardio Gram |
| PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| CFC | Choro Fluor Carbon |
| LASER | Light Amplification by Stimulated emission of Radiation |
| RADAR | Radio Detection and Ranging |
| MRCP | Member of Royal College of Physicians |
| MRCS | Member of Royal College of Surgeons |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| MS | Medical Superintendent |
| MSN | Microsoft Network |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| ROM | Read-Only Memory |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| LPG | Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
| TNT | Tri Nitro Toluene |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
Daily used Abbreviations with full forms
| Abbreviation | Full form |
| CNG | Compressed Natural Gas |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| INSTRAW | International Research and Training Institute for The Advancement of Women |
| INTELSAC | International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium |
| Intelsat | International Telecommunications Satellite Organization |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| BCG | Bacillus Calmette Guerin |
| STP | Standard Temperature and Pressure/Shielded Twisted Pair/Sodium Tripolyphosphate/Spanning Tree Protocol |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| KWH | Kilo Watt Hour |
| BTU | British Thermal Unit |
| IRBM | Intermediate-Range ballistic Missile |
| LDL | Low-Density Lipoprotein |
| MAF | Million Acre Feet |
| HDL | Hardware Description Language |
| MCV | Mean Corpuscular Volume |
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency (UN) |
| IBM | International Business Machine |
| IC | Integrated Circuit/ Intelligence Corps |
| ICBM | Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile |
| JAXA | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
| KNUPP | Karachi Nuclear Power Plant |
| KAPCO | Knot Ado Power Company |
| kHz | Kilohertz |
| KV | Kilo Volt |
| kW | Kilowatt |
Abbreviations in English with full form
| Abbreviation | Full form |
| MCAT | Medical Colleges Admission Test |
| MDS | Master in Dental Surgery |
| MNP | Mobile Number Probability |
| MRBM | Medium Range Ballistic Missile |
| MW | Megawatt |
| NADRA | National Database and Registration Authority |
| NEPRA | National Electric Power Regulatory Authority |
| NM | Nautical Mile |
| CTBT | Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty |
| NPN | Negative Positive Negative |
| PNP | Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| ESRO | European Space Research Organization |
| FAT | File Allocation Table |
| FCPS | Fellow of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| FM | Frequency Modulation |
| FMCT | Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty |
| UHF | Ultra-High Frequency |
| LED | Light-emitting Diode |
| LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
| CMCC | China Mobile Communications Corporation |
| COM | Computer-Aided Manufacturing |
| COMSAT | Communications Satellite Corporation |
| COMSTECH | Council of Scientific and Technology Cooperation of Islamic Conference |
| CAIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization |
| CMCC | China Mobile Communications Corporation |
| EDB | Engineering Development Board |
100 Abbreviations and their Meaning
| Abbreviation | Full form |
| EEG | Electroencephalogram |
| ENERCON | Energy Conservation Centre |
| EPA | EPA: Energy Protection Agency |
| EPD | Energy Protection Department |
| ESA | European Space Agency |
| CT-Scan | Computerized Axial Tomography Scanning |
| DVD | Dynamic Versatile Disc |
| ECAT | Engineering Colleges Admission Test |
| CD | Compact Disc/ Civil Defense/ Community Development |
| CD-ROM | Compact Disc Read-Only Memory |
| CECP | Cotton Export Corporation of Pakistan |
| CHASNUPP | Chashma Nuclear Power Plant |
| PEMRA | Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority |
| PTA | Pakistan Telecommunication Authority |
| RADAR | Radio Detection and Ranging |
| SALT | Strategic Arms Limitation Talks |
| SLV | Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| FRCS | Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons |
| GHz | Gigahertz |
| GMT | Greenwich Mean Tim |
| HIV | Human Immune Deficiency Virus |
| HTML | Hypertext Mark-Up Language |
| CTBT | Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider |
| IT | Information Technology |
| ITB | Information Technology Board |
| SUPARCO | Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Committee (Pakistan) |
| BIOS | Basic Input Output System |
| BDS | Bachelor of Dental Surgery/ Bomb Disposal Squad |
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