List of acronyms and initialisms

0-9 
 2D - Two dimensions
 3D - Three dimensions
 4WD - Four-wheel drive

 A 
APP - American Patriot Party

 B 
 BASIC - Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
 BIOS - Basic Input/Output System

 C 
CCTV - Closed-circuit television, China Central Television, Cork Community TV
CD - Compact Disk
CD-ROM - Compact Disk - Read Only Memory
COBOL - Common Business-Orientated Language
CIA - Central Intelligence Agency
CPU - Central Processing Unit

 D 
 DVD - Digital Versatile Disc and Digital Video Disc

 E 
E3 - Electronic Entertainment Expo
ESPN - Entertainment and Sports Programming Network

 F 
FTP - File Transfer Protocol
FPS - First Person Shooter, Frames Per Second
FORTRAN - FORmula TRANslator
FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation

H
HTTP - Hyper Text Transport Protocol
HTTPS - Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

 I 
Internet - Interconnected Networks

 L 
LASER - Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

 M 
Maser - Molecular Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiations
MMORPG - Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game
MOSFET - Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor

 N 
NAFTA -  North American Free Trade Agreement
NASA -  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

P
Perl - Practical Extraction and Report Language
PHP - PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
POP - Post Office Protocol
POSH - Port Out, Starboard Home

R
Radar - Radio detection and ranging
RAM - Random Access Memory
ROM - Read Only Memory
RPG - Role Playing Game
RTFM - Read The Fine ( or Flippin' ) Manual
RTS - Real Time Strategy

 S 
SCUBA - Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
Sitcom/SITCOM - SITuation COMedy
SKU - Stock Keeping Unit (bar code on products)
SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Sonar - Sound navigation and ranging
SWAT - Special Weapons And Tactics

 T 
 TBS - Turn-Based Strategy
 TV - Television
TNA - Total Nonstop Action

 U 
USB - Universal Serial Bus

W
W3C - World Wide Web Consortium
WWW - World Wide Web
WWE - World Wrestling Entertainment
WWF - World Wildlife Foundation

 X 
XWD - Cross Wheel Drive

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