Full Forms List
There are given a list of full forms on different topics. These terms can be categorized in educational, organizational, finance, IT, technology, science, computer and general categories. To get the complete knowledge of each term, visit the links of each acronym.
A Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| AAI | Airport Authority of India |
| ABG | Arterial Blood Gas |
| ABP | Ananda Bazaar Patrika News |
| ABM | Anti Balistic Missile |
| ABS | Anti-lock Braking System |
| ACD | Automatic Call Distributor |
| ACC | Associated Cement Companies |
| ACS | American Chemical Society |
| AD | Anno Domini |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| ADIDAS | Adolf "Adi" Dassler |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| AHRC | Asian Human Rights Commission |
| AIAAA | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
| AICTE | All India Council for Technical Education |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| AJAX | Asynchronous JavaScript and XML |
| ALS | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| AMC | Annual Maintenance Contract, American Motors Corporation |
| AMIE | Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers |
| AML | Acute Myeloid Leukemia |
| AMUL | Anand Milk Union Limited |
| AMW | Asian Motors Limited |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| APJ Abdul Kalam | Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam |
| APK | Android Application Package |
| ARMD | Age Related Macular Degeneration |
| ARDS | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| ASLV | Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| ASP | Active Server Page |
| ASR | Automated Speech Recognition |
| ATA | Advanced Technology Attachment |
| AT&T | American Telephone & Telegraph Company |
| ATM | Automated Teller Machine |
| ATS | Anti-Terrorism Squad |
| AYUSH | Ayurvedic, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy |
| AM and PM | AM: Anti Meridiem, PM: Post Meridiem |
B Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| BA | Bachelor of Arts |
| BAMS | Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery |
| BARC | Bhaba Atomic Research Center |
| BASIC | Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code |
| BBA | Bachelor of Business Administration |
| BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation |
| BCA | Bachelor of Computer Applications |
| BCCI | Board of Control of Cricket in India |
| BCG | Bacillus Calmette-Guerin |
| B.Com | Bachelor of Commerce |
| BDS | Bachelor of Dental Surgery |
| B.Ed | Bachelor of Education |
| BE | Bachelor of Engineering |
| BHMS | Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery |
| BIFR | Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction |
| BIOS | Basic Input Output System |
| BIS | Bureau of Indian Standards |
| BLOB | Binary Large Object |
| BMD | Bone Mineral Density |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| BMR | Basal Metabolic Rate |
| BMS | Bachelor of Management Studies & Business Management System |
| BMT | Bone Marrow Transplant |
| BMW | Bayerische Motoren Werke |
| BPL | Below Poverty Line & British Physical Laboratories Group |
| BPO | Business Process Outsourcing |
| BRB | Be Right Back |
| BRICS | Brazil Russia India China And South Africa |
| BSC | Bachelor of Science, Base Station Controller |
| BSF | Border Security Force |
| B.Tech | Bachelor of Technology |
| BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen |
C Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
| CAD | Computer Aided Design |
| CA | Chartered Accountant |
| CAG | Comptroller and Auditor General of India |
| CAIIB | Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers |
| CAT | Common Admission Test |
| CBI | Central bureau of Investigation & Central Bank of India |
| CBSE | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| CC | Cubic Capacity/ Cubic Centimeter, Carbon Copy |
| CCIL | Clearing Corporation of India Limited |
| CCTV | Closed Circuit Television |
| CD | Compact Disc |
| CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CFL | Compact fluorescent lamp |
| CFT | Complement Fixation Test |
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer |
| CGPA | Cumulative Grade Point Average |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
| CID | Crime Investigation Department |
| CISF | Central Industrial Security Force |
| CMA | Credit Monitoring Analysis |
| CML | Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia |
| CMO | Chief Medical Officer |
| CMS | Content Management System |
| CMV | Cytomegalovirus |
| CNC | Computerized Numerical Control |
| CNG | Compressed Natural Gas |
| COB | Close of Business |
| COBOL | Common Business Oriented Language |
| COO | Chief Operating Officer |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| CPR | Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation |
| CPT | Common Proficiency Test |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| CRISIL | Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited |
| CRM | Customer Relationship Management |
| CRPF | Central Reserve Police Force |
| CRR | Cash Reserve Ratio |
| CRT | Cathode Ray Tube |
| CS | Company Secretary & Computer Science |
| CSS | Cascading Style Sheet |
| CST | Central Sales Tax , Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus , Central Standard Time |
| CTBT | Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty |
| CTC | Cost To Company |
| CTS | Cheque Truncation System & Clear to Send |
| CV | Curriculum Vitae |
| CVA | Cerebral Vascular Accident or Cerebrovascular Accident |
| COMPUTER | No, but can be termed as Common Operating Machine Purposely Used for Technological and Educational Research |
D Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| DC | Data Compression & Direct Current |
| DDT | DichloroDiphenylTrichloroethane |
| DEAF | Depositor Education and Awareness Fund |
| DHL | Dalsey Hillblom Lynn |
| DIG | Deputy Inspector General |
| DJ | Disc Jockey |
| DJD | Degenerative Joint Disease |
| DHT | Dihydrotestosterone |
| DLF | Delhi Land and Finance |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| DNS | Domain Name System |
| DRDO | Defence Research and Development Organization |
| DSL | Digital Subscriber Line |
| DSLR | Digital single-lens reflex |
| DSP | Deputy Superintendent of Police |
| DST | Department of Science & Technology |
| DTP | Desk-Top Publishing, Distributed Transaction Processing |
| DVC | Damodar Valley Corporation |
| DVD | Digital Video Disc, Digital Versatile Disc |
| DVT | Deep Vein Thrombosis |
| DP | Display Picture & Data Processing |
| DS Group | Dharampal Satyapal Group |
E Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| EBRT | External Beam Radiation Therapy |
| EBV | Epstein - Barr virus |
| ECC | Excise Control Code |
| ECG | Electrocardiogram |
| ECS | Electronic Clearing Service |
| ECT | Electroconvulsive Therapy |
| EDGE | Enhanced Data Rates for GSM (Global System for Mobile) Evolution |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
| EDP | Electronic Data Processing |
| EJB | Enterprise Java Bean |
| EMG | Electromyogram |
| EMI | Equated Monthly Installment |
| ENT | Ear Nose Throat |
| EOD | End of the Day |
| EPC | Engineering, Procurement and Construction |
| ERNET | Education and Research Network |
| EPFO | Employee Provident Fund Organization |
| ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning |
| ESI | Employees' State Insurance |
| ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival |
| ETC | Et cetera |
F Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| FAX | Facsimile |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FCI | Food Corporation of India |
| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
| FEMA | Foreign Exchange Management Act |
| FHR | Fetal Heart Rate |
| FIFA | Federation Internationale de Football Association |
| FIR | First Information Report |
| FMCG | Fast-Moving Consumer Goods |
| FM | Frequency Modulation |
| FOB | Free on Board |
| F.O.R | Freight on Road |
| FORTRAN | FORmula TRANslation |
| FSSAI | Food Safety and Standards Authority of India |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
| FYI | For Your Information |
G Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| GAIL | Gas Authority of India Limited |
| GATE | Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering |
| GBP | Great Britain Pound |
| GCC | GNU Compiler Collection |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GFR | Glomerular Filtration Rate |
| GIF | Graphics Interchange Format |
| GMO | Genetically Modified Organism |
| GMT | Greenwich Mean Time |
| GNU | GNU's Not UNIX |
| GPA | Grade Point Average |
| GPRS | General Packet Radio Service |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GSLV | Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| GSM | Global System for Mobile communication |
| GST | Goods and Service Tax |
| GTT | Glucose Tolerance Test |
| GUI | Graphical USer Interface |
| Global Organization Of Oriented Group Language Of Earth |
H Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| HDI | Human Development Index |
| HDFC | Housing Development Finance Corporation |
| HDMI | High Definition Multimedia Interface |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HP | Hewlett-Packard |
| HR | Human Resources |
| HSBC | Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation |
| HSC | Higher Secondary Certificate & Higher Secondary School Certificate |
| HTC | High Tech Computer |
| HTML | Hyper Text Markup Language |
| HTTP | Hyper Text Transfer protocol |
| HUDCO | Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited |
| HVAC | Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning |
I Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| IAS | Indian Administrative Service |
| IATA | International Air Transport Association |
| IB | Intelligence Bureau |
| IBM | International Business Machines |
| IBPS | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection |
| IC | Integrated Circuit |
| ICICI | Credit and Investment Corporation of India |
| ICSE | Indian Certificate of Secondary Education |
| ICT | Information and Communications Technology |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| ICWA | Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India, Indian Child Welfare Act |
| IDBI | Industrial Development Bank of India |
| IDE | Integrated Development Environment & Integrated Drive Electronics |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| IELTS | International English Language Testing System |
| IFFCO | Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited |
| IFSC | Indian Financial System Code |
| IIFL | India Infoline Finance Limited |
| IPI | International Press Institute |
| IKR | I know, Right? |
| IL&FS | Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services |
| IMA | Indian Military Academy & Indian Medical Association |
| IMEI | International Mobile Equipment Identity |
| INR | Indian Rupee |
| INTERNET | Interconnected Network |
| IOC | International Olympic Committee |
| IPCC | Integrated Professional Competence Course |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IPL | Indian Premier League |
| IPO | Initial Public Offering |
| IPS | Indian Police Service, In-Plane Switching, Intrusion Prevention System |
| IQ | Intelligence Quotient |
| IRCTC | Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation |
| IRDA | Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority & Infrared DATA Association |
| IRDP | Integrated Rural Development Programme |
| ISC | Indian School Certificate |
| ISD | International Subscriber Dialing |
| ISI | Indian Standards Institute |
| ISKCON | International Society for Krishna Consciousness |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| ISRO | Indian Space Research Organization |
| ITC | Indian Tobacco Company, International Trade Center, Independent Telephone Company |
| ITES | Information Technology Enabled Services |
| IT | Information Technology & Income Tax |
| ITP | Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura |
| ITI | Industrial Training Institute |
| IIT | Indian Institute of Technology |
| IVF | IN Vitro Fertilization |
| INDIA | No, but can be termed as Independent National Democratic Intelligent Area |
J Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| JAIIB | Junior Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers |
| JBL | James Bullough Lansing |
| JCB | Joseph Cyril Bamford |
| JCV | John Cunningham Virus |
| JK Tyre | Juggilal Kamlapat Ji Tyres |
| JPG | Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| JSF | JavaServer Faces |
| JVD | Jugular Vein Distension |
| JSON | JavaScript Object Notation |
K Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| Kbps | Kilobits per second |
| KEI | Krishna Electricals Industries Limited |
| KFC | Kentucky Fried Chicken |
| KPMG | KLYNVELD PEAT MARWICK GOERDELER |
| KPO | Knowledge Process Outsourcing |
| KRA | Key Result Area/ Key Responsibility Area |
| KRPL | Khushi Ram Behari Lal Limited |
| KYC | Know Your Customer |
L Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| LASER | Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
| LBS | Pound-Mass or Pound & Location Based Service |
| LCD | Liquid Cristal Display |
| LDL | Low Density Lipoprotein |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode |
| LFT | Liver Function Tests |
| LG | Lieutenant Governor, Lucky Goldstar |
| LIC | Life Insurance Corporation of India |
| LKG | Lower Kindergarten |
| LLB | Legum Baccalaureus in Latin, Bachelor of Laws |
| LLM | Legum Magister |
| LMAO | Laughing My A** Off |
| LMFAO | Laughing My Fucking Ass Off |
| LOL | Laughing Out Loud |
| LPG | Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
| L&T | Larsen and Toubro |
| LTE | Long Term Evolution |
| LOVE | No, but can be Life's Only Valuable Emotion, Long Lasting Original Valuable Emotion |
M Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| MBA | Master of Business Administration |
| MBBS | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae in Latin) |
| MBPS | Megabits per Second |
| MCA | Master of Computer Application |
| MCB | Miniature Circuit Breaker |
| MC | Menstrual Cycle |
| MD | Doctor of Medicine |
| MICR | Magnetic Ink Character Recognition |
| MIS | Management Information System |
| MLA | Member of Legislative Assembly |
| MMR | Measles Mumps and Rubella |
| MMS | Multimedia Messaging Service |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPEG | Moving Picture Experts Group |
| MRF | Madras Rubber Factory |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| MSC | Mobile Switching Center & Master of Science |
| MS | Master of Science , Master of Surgery , MicroSoft |
| MTNL | Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited |
| MTS | Microsoft Transaction Server |
N Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| NABARD | National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development |
| NAAC | National Assessment and Accreditation Council |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NASDAQ | National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NCC | National Cadet Corps |
| NCERT | National Council of Educational Research and Training |
| NCR | National Capital Region |
| NDA | National Defence Academy, National Democratic Alliance |
| NDTV | New Delhi Television |
| NEFT | National Electronic Funds Transfer |
| NET | National Eligibility Test |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
| NPA | Non Performing Assets |
| NIFTY | National Stack Exchange Fifty |
| NIIT | National Institute of Information Technology |
| NRI | Non-Resident Indian |
| NSDL | National Securities Depository Limited |
| NSE | National Stock Exchange |
| NSUI | National Students' Union of India |
| NTPC | National Thermal Power Corporation |
| NTG | Nitroglycerin |
O Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| OCD | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
| OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| OMR | Optical Mark Recognition |
| ONGC | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation |
| OPD | Outpatient Department |
| OSA | Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
| OK | Olla Kalla or Oll Korrect |
P Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| PAN | Permanent Account Number |
| PBX | Private Branch Exchange |
| PCO | Public Call Office |
| PCS | Provincial Civil Service |
| PDA | Personal Digital Assistant |
| Portable Document Format | |
| PFA | Please Find Attachment, Predictive Failure Analysis |
| PGDCA | Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application |
| PGDM | Post Graduate Diploma in Management |
| PHD | Doctor of Philosophy |
| PH | Potential of Hydrogen |
| PHP | Hypertext Preprocessor (earlier called, Personal Home Page) |
| PID | Pelvic Inflammatory Disease |
| PING | Packet InterNet Groper |
| PKD | Polycystic Kidney Disease |
| PMS | Premenstrual Syndrome |
| PNG | Portable Network Graphics |
| PNR | Passenger Name Record |
| PO | Probationary Officer & Post Office |
| PS | Postscript |
| PSI | Pound per Square Inch & Population Services International |
| PSLV | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
| PSU | Public Sector Undertaking, Power Supply Unit |
| PTO | Please Turn Over & Paid Time Off |
| PTSD | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| PUC | Pollution Under Control , Pre University Course , Personal Unlock Code |
| PVC | Poly Vinyl Chloride |
| PVR | Priya Village Roadshow |
R Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| RBC | Red Blood Cell |
| RBL | Ratnakar Bank Limited |
| RADAR | Radio Detection And Ranging |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
| RAW | Research and Analysis Wing |
| RDX | Research Department Explosive / Royal Demolition Explosive |
| RHD | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
| RIP | Rest In Peace, Routing Information Protocol |
| ROFL | Rolling On Floor Laughing |
| RO,UV,UF | Reverse Osmosis , Ultraviolet , Ultrafiltration |
| RPM | Revolutions Per Minute |
| RSS | Really Simple Syndication, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh |
| RSVP | Repondez s'il vous plait |
| RTGS | Real-Time Gross Settlement |
| RTI | Right to Information |
| RTO | Regional Transport Office/ Road Transport Office |
S Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| SAARC | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
| SAP | systems, applications and products |
| SATA | Serial Advanced Technology Attachment |
| SAT | Scholastic Aptitude Test, Scholastic Assessment Test |
| SCUBA | Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus |
| SDM | Sub Divisional Magistrate |
| SEBI | Securities and Exchange Board of India |
| SENSEX | Stock Exchange Sensitive Index |
| SEO | Search Engine Optimization |
| SHO | Station House Officer |
| SIDBI | Small Industries Development Bank of India |
| SIM | Subscriber Identity Module |
| SIP | Systematic Investment Plan |
| SIT | Special Investigation Team |
| SKU | Stock Keeping Unit |
| SLA | Service Level Agreement |
| SLR | Single Lens Reflex, Statutory Liquidity Ratio |
| SME | Small and Medium-sized Enterprises |
| SMPS | Switched-Mode Power Supply/ Switching Mode Power Supply |
| SMS | Short Message Service |
| SONAR | Sound Navigation and Ranging |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
| SOS | Save Our Souls |
| SPSS | Statistical Package for the Social Sciences |
| SQL | Structured Query Language |
| SSB | Service Selection Board |
| SSC | Secondary School Certificate, Staff Selection Commission |
| SSLC | Secondary School Leaving Certificate |
| STD | Subscriber Trunk Dialing, Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
| SUV | Sport Utility Vehicle |
| SWAT | Special Weapons and Tactics |
T Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| TA & DA | Travelling Allowance & Dearness Allowance |
| TAFE | Tractors and Farm Equipment |
| TAN | Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| TBH | To Be Honest |
| TDR | Ticket Deposit Receipt , Term Deposit Receipt , Time Domain Reflectometer |
| TDS | Tax Deducted at Source |
| TFT | Thin Film Transistor |
| TGT | Trained Graduate Teacher |
| TIN | Taxpayer Identification Number |
| TLC | Total Lung Capacity |
| TOEFL | Test of English as a Foreign Language |
| TOI | Times of India |
| TPA | Third Party Administrator |
| TRP | Television Rating Point |
| TT | Tetanus Toxoid |
| TTYL | Talk To You Later |
| TVS | Thirukkurungudi Vengaram Sundram |
U Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| UCO Bank | United Commercial Bank |
| UGC | University Grants Commission |
| UKSA | United Kingdom Space Agency |
| UML | Unified Modeling Language |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children's Fund |
| UPA | United Progressive Alliance, United Production of America |
| UPSC | Union Public Service Commission |
| UPS | Uninterruptible Power Supply |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
| USB | Universal Serial Bus |
| USP | Unique Selling Proposition |
| USSR | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
V Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| VAT | Value Added Tax |
| VGA | Video Graphics Array |
| VHDL | VHSIC (Very High Speed Integrated Circuit) Hardware Description Language |
| VIRUS | Vital Information Resources Under Seize |
| VISA | charta visa, lit in Latin |
| VLC | VideoLAN Client |
| VPI | Virtual Path Identifier |
W Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| WBC | White Blood Cell |
| WEF | World Economic Forum, With Effect From |
| WIFI | Wireless Fidelity |
| WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization |
| WIPRO | Western India Products |
| WPA | Wi-Fi Protected Access |
| WWF | World Wide Fund for Nature, World Wrestling Federation |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
X Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| XML | eXtensible Markup Language |
| XMPP | Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol |
Y Full Forms
| Acronym | Full Form |
|---|---|
| YAHOO | Yet Another Hierarchy of Officious Oracle / Yet Another Hierarchically Organized Oracle |
