Abbreviations and Elaborations:

Abbreviations	Elaboration/Full Form	Meaning and Purpose
3G	Third Generaion	Used normally in case of technology
4G	Fourth Generation	Used normally in case of technology
A.D	Anno Domini	In the year of our lord Used to show years after the birth of Jesus Christ –e.g. 1600 A.D
ADB	Asian Development Bank
AG	Accountant General Attorney General
AGM	Annual General Meeting	Used normally by the company for their annual meeting
AIDS	Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome	A disease of the immune system caused by the HIV.
a.m	Ante Meridian	Before noon/midday Used for the hours after midnight and before noon – e.g 10a.m, 2a.m  etc
AM	Amplitude Modulation	Used in case of electronic equipments
Apps	Application	Used normally in android phone
ATM	Automated Teller Machine	A computerised cash dispenser Used usually by the Bank to provide money to their customers
B.A	Bachelor of Arts	Academic Degree
B.Com	Bachelor of Commerce	Academic Degree
BSS	Bachelor of Social Science	Academic Degree
B.Sc	Bachelor of Science	Academic Degree
B.Pharm	Bachelor of Pharmacy	Academic Degree
B.Ed	Bachelor of Education	Academic Degree
BBC	British Broadcasting Corporation	A world famous news channel of United Kingdom (UK)
BIMSTEC	Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
BIOS	Basic Input Output System
BP	Blood Pressure
BPO	Business Process Outsourcing	The outsourcing of specific functions of a business to a third party.
c.a / ca.	Circa	Approximately (cÖvq ev bvMv`). Used for years/months when not sure of exact date –e.g.  ca. 1500
CAT	Common Admission Test	An ability based admission test conducted by the Indian Institute of Management.
CD	Compact Disk	Used to play or record audio
CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access	It is a mobile technology In Bangladesh
CFO	Chief Financial Officer
CEO	Chief Executive Officer
CMO	Chief Marketing Officer
CMS	Content Management System	A system of hosting several websites in the web
CPD	Centre for Policy Dialogue	A non-government research institution
CSS	Cascading Style Sheets	Soft making source. Such as wordpress, jumla, drupal etc.
C.V	Curriculum Vitae	Course of Life/ Resume A document summarizing a person’s education and experience.
DOB	Date Of Birth
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic Acid	The molecule in any living being that contains all the genetic data of the living being.
DNS	Domain Name System	Internet related matter
Dr.	Doctor	Dr. Smith was also invited.
DVD	Digital Versatile Disk	A compact optical storage disk, used for storing videos and other information. Used to play or record videos
e.g.	Exempli gratia	For example. To give an example or instance of something - different cities, e.g. New York, Delhi, Beijing etc
Et al.	Et Alii	And others. Used to show that there are more names that are unmentioned on a list - Tom, Jane, Jack et al.
ETA	Estimated Time of Arrival
Etc	Et cetera	And other things. Used to signify similar things that are unmentioned on a list - milk, cheese, yoghurt etc.
FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions	A common section in most sites containing common queries from the visitors.
FIFA	Federation International Football Association	Organisation in charge of international association football.
Gen.	General (army)	Gen. Luke ordered them to fire at the enemy.
GSM	Global System for Mobile Communication	It is a mobile technology.
HD	High Definition	High-definition video is video of higher resolution and quality than standard definition.
HIV	Human Immunodeficiency Virus	The virus that causes AIDS.
Hon.	Honorable	Hon. Prime Minister  gave away the prizes.
HR	Human Resources	The workforce of any organisation can also refer to the department that is in charge of human resources.
HR	Human Resources Management
HTML	Hypertext Mark-up Language	Computer related term
Ib	Pound/Pounds	Unit of weight
ICT	Information and Communication Technology
IMEI	International Mobile Equipment Identity	Used to identify mobile phone. Each phone contains one IMEI no
InterPol	International Criminal Police Organization.	An international organisation helping police cooperation across countries.
IPO	Initial Public Offering	Declaration of  Primary Share
IQ	Intelligent Quotients
ISP	Internet Service Provider
NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	An American government agency handling space research.
i.e	Id est	That is/ In other words. Used in sentences to rephrase or show a connection between clauses - Jack, i.e. the most popular senior, likes Beth.
IMEI	International Mobile Equipment Identity	Used to identify each mobile hand sets
LCD	Liquid Crystal Display	A type of video display panel
LED	Light Emitting Diode	A glowing light source used in indicators.
LLB	Bachelor of Law/ Legis Legum Bachelaria	Academic Law Degree
LSI	Latest Semantic Index	Used as Synonym
M.A	Master of Arts	Academic Degree
M.B.A	Master of Business   Administration	Academic Degree
MBBS	Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery/ Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae
MD	Medicinae Doctor/ Doctor of Medicine/ Managing Director
M.PHIL or MPHIL -	Master of Philosophy
Mr.	Mister	Mr. Hall is in office
Mrs.	Mistress	Mrs. Hall is waiting for her car.
Ms.	Miss	Ms. Jane is here to see you.
NCTB	National Curriculum and Textbook Board
OTG	On The Go	Used in the case of cell phone or pendrive
PA	Personal Assistant
p.a	Per Annum	Through the year (বার্ষিক) Used to show something in the manner of ‘yearly’ - He earns 2 million dollars p.a.
PC	Personal Computer	A computer whose size, price and capabilities are useful for individual use.
PDF	Portable Document   Format	Used to send a file through email
PhD	Philosophiae Doctor/ Doctorate of Philosophy	Academic Degree
p.m	Post  meridian	After midday. Used to show the hours after midday and before midnight - e.g. 10p.m, 2p.m
PPM	President Police Medel	A medel for police awarded by the president
PR	Public Relations
Prof.	Professor	Prof. Jane is a popular faculty in college.
P.S	Post Scriptum	Something written after the main text was finished. Used mainly in letters to add something extra after the sign off - Yours Shirley P.S - I’ll be in Canada for 2 weeks.
QC	Quality Control
SD Card	Secure Data card
SME	Small and Medium Enterprises	ক্ষুদ্র ও মাঝারী উদ্যোক্তাদের বুঝানো হয়
SMS	Short Message Service	Used to mean the messages send by cell phones
RAM	Random Access Memory	A way/disk to store data on a computer
SEO	Search Engine Optimization	Used in the internet to a site user friendly to a Search Engine
R&D	Research and Development
SIM	Subscriber Identification Module	Used in the cell phone to get connection
SONAR	Sound Navigation And Ranging	A technique that uses echoes to navigate or communicate usually used in submarines.
SRO	Statutory Regulatory Order	A type order Published by the Bangladesh Govt
Sr. / Jr.	Senior / Junior	Bates Sr. and Harry Bates Jr. were inspecting the grounds.
St.	Saint	St. Patrick is one of the most popular Irish saints.
TBT	To Be Continued
TLD	Top Level Domain	Which domain is in the top level e.g. .com
UGC	University Grant Commission
UK	United Kingdom	Name of England/Britain/
UN	United Nations	An international organisation for inter-country cooperation.
UNICEF	United Nations Children’s Education Fund	A UN program that provides humanitarian help to children.
URL	Uniform Resource Locator	Used to show a website address e.g.   www.learnedacademy.blogspot.com
USA	United States of America
VAT	Value Added Tax
VIP	Very Important Person	A person who gets special privileges due to their status or importance
VP	Vice President
VPN	Virtual Private Network
WWW	World Wide Web	Interlinked web documents accessed by the internet. www.learnedacademy.blogspot.com
YMCA	Young Men's Christian Association
YWCA	Young Women's Christian Association