Acronyms

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1. LASER Light Activated by Straight Emission Radiation LArge SpacE Energy Light And Sight EneRgy Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

2. NIMBY Not In My Back Yard Now In My Back Yard Not If My Brother Yawns Never In My Back Yard

3. NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations North American Stock Dealers Automated Quotations North American Securities Dealers Automated Quotations National Association of Stock Dealers Automated Quotations

4. MASER MetAl Sensing Equipment Reader Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Molecular Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation MASter Equipment Recorder

5. UFO Unusually Frightening Object Unusual Flying Object Unidentified Flying Object Unidentified Foreign Object

6. FBI Federal Board of Investigation Federal Bureau of Instruction Federal Bureau of Investigation Florida Bureau of Incarceration

7. CIA Criminal Insight Agency Criminal Intelligence Agency Central Intelligence Agency Central Instruction Agency

8. NATO North American Treaty Organization North American Trust Organization North Atlantic Trust Organization North Atlantic Treaty Organization

9. NASA North American Space Agency NAtional Space Agency North American Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration

10. UNESCO United Nations Education SCreening Organization United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations Elite Scientific Cooperative United Nations Extra Special Caring Organization

11. NOAA North american Organization for Alien Affairs NOrth American Agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Organization for Alien Affairs

12. NORAD National Association for Retired Army Doctors North american Organization for Roaming Army Detection NORth american Aerospace Defence command NORth american Army Doctors

13. NRA National Rifleman Agency National Rifle Agency National Rifle Association Northern Ramblers Association

14. EHF Ever so High Frequency Extra High Frequency Extremely High Frequency Extraordinarily High Frequency

15. ICBM In-Coming Ballistic Missile Inter Continental Ballistic Missile International Computerized Ballistic Missile International Cooperation for Beating Measles

16. EPA Environmental Preservation Agency Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Preservation Administration Environmental Protection Administration

17. DEQ Department of Environmental Quality Developing Environmental Quality Developing Emergency Qualities Direct Environmental Quality

18. GPS Global Positioning Software Globe Plotting Software Globe Plotting System Global Positioning System

19. MS-DOS Micro Soft Direct Operating Software Micro Soft Digital Operating Software Micro Soft Disk Operating System Micro Soft Direct Operating System

20. IMF International Monetary Fund International Monetary Foundation International Money Fund International Money Foundation

21. CFC ChloroFluorescentCarbon ChlorinoFluroCarbon ChloroFluoroCarbon CarbonFluoroChlorine

22. RADAR Remote And Direct Answer Receiver RADio Automatic Ranging Radio Detecting And Ranging Receiving And Delivering Automatic Results

23. HALO Heavy Atmosphere Lightning Operations High Atmosphere Low Opening High Altitude Low Opening High Atmosphere Lightning Operations

24. SETI Special Executive Towards Intelligence Sight Event Training Institute Special Events Technical Institue Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence

25. FDIC FeDeral Insurance Commission Federal Deposit Insurance Commission FeDeral Insurance Corporation Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation