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Sample TLAs
{
"AAA": "American Automobile Association",
"ADHD": "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder",
"AFAIK": "As Far As I Know",
"AI": "Artificial Intelligence",
"AKA": "Also Known As",
"ASAP": "As Soon As Possible",
"ATM": "Automated Teller Machine",
"AWS": "Amazon Web Services",
"BCC": "Blind Carbon Copy",
"BRB": "Be Right Back",
"BYOB": "Bring Your Own Beverage",
"CAD": "Computer-Aided Design",
"CBD": "Central Business District",
"CEO": "Chief Executive Officer",
"CFO": "Chief Financial Officer",
"CIA": "Central Intelligence Agency",
"CMS": "Content Management System",
"CNN": "Cable News Network",
"CPU": "Central Processing Unit",
"CRM": "Customer Relationship Management",
"CSS": "Cascading Style Sheets",
"CSV": "Comma-Separated Values",
"CTO": "Chief Technology Officer",
"DIY": "Do It Yourself",
"DNA": "Deoxyribonucleic Acid",
"DOB": "Date Of Birth",
"DVD": "Digital Versatile Disc",
"EEG": "Electroencephalogram",
"EKG": "Electrocardiogram",
"EPA": "Environmental Protection Agency",
"ERP": "Enterprise Resource Planning",
"ESG": "Environmental Social Governance",
"ESP": "Extrasensory Perception",
"ETA": "Estimated Time of Arrival",
"FAQ": "Frequently Asked Questions",
"FBI": "Federal Bureau of Investigation",
"FDA": "Food and Drug Administration",
"FDR": "Flight Data Recorder",
"FIFA": "Federation Internationale de Football Association",
"FIFO": "First In First Out",
"FTP": "File Transfer Protocol",
"FYI": "For Your Information",
"GDP": "Gross Domestic Product",
"GIF": "Graphics Interchange Format",
"GMT": "Greenwich Mean Time",
"GPS": "Global Positioning System",
"GPU": "Graphics Processing Unit",
"GUI": "Graphical User Interface",
"HBO": "Home Box Office",
"HIV": "Human Immunodeficiency Virus",
"HTML": "HyperText Markup Language",
"HTTP": "HyperText Transfer Protocol",
"HVAC": "Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning",
"IBM": "International Business Machines",
"IMAX": "Image Maximum",
"IMDb": "Internet Movie Database",
"IMF": "International Monetary Fund",
"IOS": "iPhone Operating System",
"IOT": "Internet of Things",
"IPA": "India Pale Ale",
"IPO": "Initial Public Offering",
"IPS": "In-Plane Switching",
"IRA": "Individual Retirement Account",
"ISBN": "International Standard Book Number",
"ISO": "International Organization for Standardization",
"ISP": "Internet Service Provider",
"JAR": "Java Archive",
"JPEG": "Joint Photographic Experts Group",
"JSON": "JavaScript Object Notation",
"KFC": "Kentucky Fried Chicken",
"KPI": "Key Performance Indicator",
"LAN": "Local Area Network",
"LCD": "Liquid Crystal Display",
"LED": "Light Emitting Diode",
"LIFO": "Last In First Out",
"LTE": "Long Term Evolution",
"MBA": "Master of Business Administration",
"MFA": "Multi-Factor Authentication",
"MIT": "Massachusetts Institute of Technology",
"MLB": "Major League Baseball",
"MMA": "Mixed Martial Arts",
"MRI": "Magnetic Resonance Imaging",
"NASA": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration",
"NATO": "North Atlantic Treaty Organization",
"NBA": "National Basketball Association",
"NBC": "National Broadcasting Company",
"NCAA": "National Collegiate Athletic Association",
"NFL": "National Football League",
"NGC": "New Game Plus",
"NHL": "National Hockey League",
"NPR": "National Public Radio",
"NYSE": "New York Stock Exchange",
"OLED": "Organic Light Emitting Diode",
"OPEC": "Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries",
"OTP": "One-Time Password",
"PDF": "Portable Document Format",
"PHP": "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor",
"PIN": "Personal Identification Number",
"PNG": "Portable Network Graphics",
"POP": "Post Office Protocol",
"PPE": "Personal Protective Equipment",
"PST": "Pacific Standard Time",
"PTO": "Paid Time Off",
"RAM": "Random Access Memory",
"RGB": "Red Green Blue",
"RIP": "Rest In Peace",
"ROI": "Return On Investment",
"ROM": "Read Only Memory",
"RSS": "Really Simple Syndication",
"SAT": "Scholastic Assessment Test",
"SDK": "Software Development Kit",
"SEO": "Search Engine Optimization",
"SIM": "Subscriber Identity Module",
"SMS": "Short Message Service",
"SMTP": "Simple Mail Transfer Protocol",
"SQL": "Structured Query Language",
"SSD": "Solid State Drive",
"SSH": "Secure Shell",
"SSL": "Secure Sockets Layer",
"SUV": "Sport Utility Vehicle",
"SVG": "Scalable Vector Graphics",
"TBA": "To Be Announced",
"TBD": "To Be Determined",
"TCP": "Transmission Control Protocol",
"TED": "Technology Entertainment Design",
"TIA": "Thanks In Advance",
"TLS": "Transport Layer Security",
"TOS": "Terms of Service",
"TPS": "Transactions Per Second",
"TSA": "Transportation Security Administration",
"TV": "Television",
"UAE": "United Arab Emirates",
"UCLA": "University of California Los Angeles",
"UDP": "User Datagram Protocol",
"UFO": "Unidentified Flying Object",
"UHD": "Ultra High Definition",
"UK": "United Kingdom",
"UN": "United Nations",
"UPC": "Universal Product Code",
"UPS": "Uninterruptible Power Supply",
"URI": "Uniform Resource Identifier",
"URL": "Uniform Resource Locator",
"USA": "United States of America",
"USB": "Universal Serial Bus",
"USD": "United States Dollar",
"UTC": "Universal Time Coordinated",
"UUID": "Universally Unique Identifier",
"VIP": "Very Important Person",
"VOIP": "Voice Over Internet Protocol",
"VPN": "Virtual Private Network",
"VR": "Virtual Reality",
"WAN": "Wide Area Network",
"WAV": "Waveform Audio File Format",
"WHO": "World Health Organization",
"WIFI": "Wireless Fidelity",
"XML": "Extensible Markup Language",
"XSS": "Cross-Site Scripting",
"YAML": "YAML Ain't Markup Language",
"ZIP": "Zone Improvement Plan"
}
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