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Quiz about Acronym Meanings
Quiz about Acronym Meanings

Acronym Meanings Trivia Quiz


These are common words and acronyms that we encounter everywhere, but do you know what they actually stand for?

A multiple-choice quiz by aircorwin. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
aircorwin
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
347,735
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1435
Last 3 plays: Guest 144 (4/10), Guest 104 (8/10), jonnowales (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What does the acronym SCUBA stand for? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What does the acronym LASER stand for? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What does the acronym AWOL stand for? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What does the acronym INTERPOL stand for? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What does the acronym FIFO stand for? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What does the acronym RADAR stand for? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What does the acronym DNA stand for? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What does the acronym CD-ROM stand for? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What does the acronym AIDS stand for? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What does the acronym JPEG stand for? Hint



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1. What does the acronym SCUBA stand for?

Answer: Self contained underwater breathing apparatus

Scuba is already widely accepted in general conversation as a word in its own right, as used in phrases like "scuba diving," "scuba gear," among others.
2. What does the acronym LASER stand for?

Answer: Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

A laser may mean both the device that emits light or the amplified light itself, and the term laser is now in commonplace use as a word.
3. What does the acronym AWOL stand for?

Answer: Absence without official leave

The term AWOL may also simply mean "Absence without leave". It had its origin in the United States military service.
4. What does the acronym INTERPOL stand for?

Answer: International Criminal Police Organization

INTERPOL is an organization facilitating international police cooperation founded in 1923 with 190 member countries. It is also known by the initials ICPO.
5. What does the acronym FIFO stand for?

Answer: First in, first out

FIFO is a common term used in accounting and inventory management which promotes the simple logic that items that are obtained first should be disposed of first. This principle is also used in computing and electronic design.
6. What does the acronym RADAR stand for?

Answer: Radio detection and ranging

Several allied nations developed radar before and during World War II. It was, however, the US Navy that coined the name in 1941.
7. What does the acronym DNA stand for?

Answer: Deoxyribonucleic acid

The double-helixed structure of the DNA was first described by the scientist duo of James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953.
8. What does the acronym CD-ROM stand for?

Answer: Compact disc - read-only memory

CD-ROMs were first used by Sony and Philips in the mid-1980s as a medium for data storage and music recording.
9. What does the acronym AIDS stand for?

Answer: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome

AIDS is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and was first diagnosed in 1981.
10. What does the acronym JPEG stand for?

Answer: Joint Photographic Experts Group

JPEG is one of the most popular digital photography compression methods. The first JPEG standard was issued by the Joint Photographic Experts Group, from which the name JPEG was taken, in 1992.
Source: Author aircorwin

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