Acronym

Full Form

AAI

Airport Authority of India

ABC

American Broadcasting Company

ABP

Ananda Bazaar Patrika News

ABVP

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad

ACC

Associated Cement Companies

ACER

�sharp, acute, able and facile� in Latin

ACS

American Chemical Society

ADIDAS

From the name of the founder Adolf (Adi) Dassler.

ADOBE

From the Adobe Creek that ran behind the house of co-founder John Warnock.

AHRC

Asian Human Rights Commission

AIAAA

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

AKAI

rom the named for its founder, Saburo Akai.

Amazon

Bezos Wanted A Name For His Company That Began With �A� And He Took The Name Amazon

AMC

Annual Maintenance Contract, American Motors Corporation

AMD

Advance micro devices.

AMUL

Anand Milk Union Limited

AMW

Asian Motors Limited

ANI

Asian News International, Automatic Number Identification

AOL

American Online.

APC

American Power Conversion

APPLE

Asian Passenger Payload Experiment.

ASUS

Named after Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology.

AT& T

American Telephone and Telegraph Company

AT&T

American Telephone & Telegraph Company

ATI

Array Technologies Incorporated

AUDI

From The Surname of The Founder August Horch (Audi, in Latin)

AYUSH

Ayurvedic, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy

BARC

Bhaba Atomic Research Center

BBC

British Broadcasting Corporation

BCCI

Board of Control for Cricket in India,The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry

BenQ

Bringing Enjoyment N Quality

BHW

Bell & Howell Company

BIFR

Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction

BIS

Bureau of Indian Standards

BMW

Bayerische Motoren Werke

BPL

British Physical Laboratories

BPO

Business Process Outsourcing

BRICS

Brazil Russia India China And South Africa

BSNL

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

BTS

Bangtan Sonyeondan

CASIO

From the name of its founder, Kashio Tadao

Central bureau of Investigation, Central Bank of India

CBSE

Central Board of Secondary Education

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CID

Crime Investigation Department

CISCO

Short for San Francisco

CISF

Central Industrial Security Force

COCA-COLA

Derived from the coca leaves and kola nuts used as flavoring

COMOAQ

Compatibility and Quality

COREL

Cowpland Research Laboratory

CRISIL

Credit Rating and Information Services of India Limited

CRPF

Central Reserve Police Force

CRY

Child Rights and You

CSK

Chennai Super Kings

CSO

Central Statistics Office

DELL

Michael DELL.

DHL

Dalsey Hillblom Lynn

DIG

Deputy Inspector General

DIGG

From � Diggnation �

DLF

Delhi Land and Finance,David Lynch Foundation

DoCoMo

DO Communications Over The Mobile Network

DRCC

District Registration cum Counseling Center

DRDO

Defence Research and Development Organization

DS Group

Dharampal Satyapal Group

DST

Department of Science & Technology

DVC

Damodar Valley Corporation

EA

Electronic Arts

eBay

Orgin from � Echo Bay

EPFO

Employee Provident Fund Organization

EPSON

Named from �Son of Electronic Printer�

ERICSSON

Named after its founder Lars Magnus Ericsson

ERP

Enterprise Resource Planning

EU

European Union

FBI

Federal Bureau of Investigation

FCI

Food Corporation of India

FERRARI

From the name of its founder, Enzo Ferrari.

FIAT

Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino

FICCI

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

FIFA

Federation Internationale de Football Association

FMCG

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods

FSSAI

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

GAIL

Gas Authority of India Limited

GE

General Electronics.

GM

General Manager

GOOGLE

Global Organisation Of Oriented Group Language of Earth.

HCL

Hindustan Computer Limited.

HITACHI

Old place name, literally � sunrise�

HMT

Hindustan Machine Tools

HONDA

From the name of its founder, Soichiro Honda.

HP

Hewlett-Packard

HR

Human Resources

HSBC

Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

HTC

High Tech Computer

HUDCO

Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited

IATA

International Air Transport Association

IB

Intelligence Bureau, International Baccalaureate

IBM

International Business Machines Corporation.

IBPS

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection

ICC

International Cricket Council, International Criminal Court

ICMR

Indian Council of Medical Research

ICWA

Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India, Indian Child Welfare Act

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IFFCO

Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited

IGNOU

Indira Gandhi National Open University

IIFL

India Infoline Finance Limited

IIT

Indian Institute of Technology

IL&FS

Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services

IMA

Indian Military Academy & Indian Medical Association

IMDB

Internet Movie Data Base

INFOSYS

Information System.

INTEL

Integrated Electronics

IOC

International Olympic Committee

IPCC

Integrated Professional Competence Course, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPI

International Press Institute

IPL

Indian Premier League

IRCTC

Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation

IRDA

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority, Infrared DATA Association

ISC

Indian School Certificate,Internet Systems Consortium

ISI

Indian Standards Institute, Inter-Service Intelligence & Indian Statistical Institute

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

ISRO

Indian Space Research Organization

ITC

Indian Tobacco Company, International Trade Center, Independent Telephone Company

ITI

Industrial Training Institute

IUPAC

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

JBL

James Bullough Lansing

JCB

Joseph Cyril Bamford

JIO

Joint Implementation Opportunity

JK Tyre

Juggilal Kamlapat Ji Tyres

KEI

Krishna Electricals Industries Limited

KFC

Kentucky Fried Chicken

KODAK

From the letter K, the favourte letter of Gorge Eastman (Founder)

KPMG

KLYNVELD PEAT MARWICK GOERDELER

KRA

Key Result Area/ Key Responsibility Area

L & T

Larsen & Toubro Limited

L&T

Larsen and Toubro

LENOVO

LE(Legend), NOVO(New).

LG

Lucky Goldstar, Lieutenant Governor

LIC

Life insurance corporation of India

McDonalds

From the name of the brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald, who founded the first McDonald�s

Motorola

From Motor and Victrola - as originally they made car radios

MPEG

Moving Picture Experts Group

MRF

Madras Rubber Factory, Material Recovery Facility

MS

Master of Science, Master of Surgery , MicroSoft

MTNL

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited

NAAC

National Assessment and Accreditation Council

NABARD

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

Napster

Named after Fanning�s hairstyle-based nickname

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NCC

National Cadet Corps

NCERT

National Council of Educational Research and Training

NDTV

New Delhi Television

Nero

Nero Burning ROM named after Nero burning Rome

NGO

Non-Governmental Organization

NIIT

National Institute of Information Technology

Nike

Named for the Greek goddess of victory

Nikon

The original name was Nippon Kogaku, meaning �Japanese Optical�

Nissan

The company was earlier known by the name Nippon Sangyo which means �Japan Industries�

Nokia

From the finnish city of Nokia

NSA

National Security Agency, National Security Advisor

NSDL

National Securities Depository Limited

NTPC

National Thermal Power Corporation

OAB

Oman Arab Bank

OEM

Original Equipment Manufacturer

ONGC

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

OPEC

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

Oracle

The name Oracle comes from the code name of a CIA project

Paytm

Pay Through Mobile

PFI

Popular Front of India

Philips

From The Name Of The Founders Gerard Philips And Anton Philips

PSU

Public Sector Undertaking, Power Supply Unit

PVR

Priya Village Roadshow

PWD

Public Works Department

QGC

Questar Gas Company

RAW

Research and Analysis Wing

Red-Hat

Founder Marc Ewing Use To Wear A Red Cap

Reebok

Name Comes From The Afrikaans Spelling Of Rhebok, A Type Of African Antelope

RIM

Research In Motion

RSS

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Really Simple Syndication

SAARC

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

Samsonite

Named From The Biblical Character Samson, Renowned For His Strength

Samsung

Meaning Three Stars In Korean

SAP

systems, applications and products

SEBI

Securities and Exchange Board of India

SIT

Special Investigation Team

SME

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

SONY

Sound Of New York.

SOS

Save Our Souls

SSB

Service Selection Board

Suzuki

From The Name Of Its Founder, Michio Suzuki

SWAT

Special Weapons and Tactics

TAFE

Tractors and Farm Equipment

TATA

Named After Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata

TCS

Tata Consultancy Services, Tax Collected at Source

TOI

Times of India

Toshiba

Named From The Merger Of Consumer Goods Company Tokyo Denki (Tokyo Electric Co)And Electrical Firm Shibaura Seisaku-Sho

Toyota

From The Name Of The Founder, Sakichi Toyoda.

TS

Tutorials Studio

TVS

Thirukkurungudi Vengaram Sundram

UGC

University Grants Commission

UN

United Nations

UNESCO

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund

UNO

United Nations Organisation

UPA

United Production of America & United Progressive Alliance

UPS

United Parcel Service

UPSC

Union Public Service Commission

USSR

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

VISA

From The Latin Word �Charta Visa� (Verified Paper, Lit. �Paper That Has Been Seen�)

Vodafone

From Voice, Data, Telefone

Volkswagen

From The German For People�s Car

Volvo

From The Latin Word Volvo, Which Means � I Roll �

Wal-Mart

Named After Founder Sam Walton

WD

Western Digital

WEF

With Effect From,World Economic Forum

WHO

World Health Organization

WIPRO

Western India Product Limited.

WTO

World Trade Organization

WWF

World Wide Fund for Nature, World Wrestling Federation

Yamaha

Named After The Founder Torakusu Yamaha

ZMS

Zhone Management System